Glass sampling apparatus and method for using same to obtain a glass sample from a glass melting vessel
US8511183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/386
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A glass sampling apparatus and a method for using the glass sampling apparatus to obtain a glass sample from molten glass within a glass melting vessel are described herein. In one embodiment, the glass sampling apparatus includes: (a) a sampling tube having a first end and a second end, where the second end is used to obtain the glass sample from the molten glass in the glass melting vessel; (b) a first valve; (c) a vacuum device; and (d) a tube network that couples the first end of the sampling tube to both the first valve and the vacuum device.
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