摘要:
A method of slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including paving an area immediately beyond the end of a runway with foamed glass bodies to define a bed, covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed, and crushing at least a portion of the composite bed with an oncoming aircraft, wherein crushing the at least a portion of the composite bed removes kinetic energy from the oncoming aircraft to slow the oncoming aircraft. The composite bed is generally resistant to fire.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for the preferably continuous manufacture of foamed material (16) using a furnace (14) are provided. A two-part mold mechanism (11) is provided that includes an upper portion (12) and a lower portion (13) that are each endless loops (17, 18) and cooperate with one another to form a closed mold within the furnace (14). The upper and lower portions (12, 13) can each comprise a plurality of transverse mold members that can be easily replaced or exchanged during operation of the apparatus (10). A feed mechanism (15) is provided for introducing material (28) that is to be foamed to the mold mechanism (11) upstream of the furnace (14). Scrapers (32) or the like can be provided downstream of the furnace (14) to aid in separating and supporting foamed material (16) from the mold mechanism (11).
摘要:
A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
摘要:
A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
摘要:
A foamed glass article for preparing surfaces, the use therefor, and a method of making same are provided. The foamed glass article is in the form of a block, disk or similar product, and is used for preparing surfaces such as by sanding, rubbing and scraping the same to clean, abrade, polish, smooth, or the like such a surface. The foamed glass article is formed from a starting mixture that comprised waste glass, 0.10-20 % by weight of a non-sulfur based foaming agent, and optionally an additional abrasive material. A mixture of powdered waste glass and non-sulfur based foaming agent can be placed in a mold and heated so that the mixture sinters and subsequently foams. Thereafter, the foamed mixture is annealed.
摘要:
A method of slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including paving an area immediately beyond the end of a runway with foamed glass bodies to define a bed, covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed, and crushing at least a portion of the composite bed with an oncoming aircraft, wherein crushing the at least a portion of the composite bed removes kinetic energy from the oncoming aircraft to slow the oncoming aircraft. The composite bed is generally resistant to fire.
摘要:
A porous glass plant growth support structure, including a porous glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is typically formed from foamed glass and/or fused glass spheres and is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for the preferably continuous manufacture of foamed material (16) using a furnace (14) are provided. A two-part mold mechanism (11) is provided that includes an upper portion (12) and a lower portion (13) that are each endless loops (17, 18) and cooperate with one another to form a closed mold within the furnace (14). The upper and lower portions (12, 13) can each comprise a plurality of transverse mold members that can be easily replaced or exchanged during operation of the apparatus (10). A feed mechanism (15) is provided for introducing material (28) that is to be foamed to the mold mechanism (11) upstream of the furnace (14). Scrapers (32) or the like can be provided downstream of the furnace (14) to aid in separating and supporting foamed material (16) from the mold mechanism (11).
摘要:
A foamed glass article for preparing surfaces, the use therefor, and a method of making same are provided. The foamed glass article is in the form of a block, disk or similar product, and is used for preparing surfaces such as by sanding, rubbing and scraping the same to clean, abrade, polish, smooth, or the like such a surface. The foamed glass article is formed from a starting mixture that comprised waste glass, 0.10-20 % by weight of a non-sulfur based foaming agent, and optionally an additional abrasive material. A mixture of powdered waste glass and non-sulfur based foaming agent can be placed in a mold and heated so that the mixture sinters and subsequently foams. Thereafter, the foamed mixture is annealed.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for the preferably continuous manufacture of foamed material (16) using a furnace (14) are provided. A two-part mold mechanism (11) is provided that includes an upper portion (12) and a lower portion (13) that are each endless loops (17, 18) and cooperate with one another to form a closed mold within the furnace (14). The upper and lower portions (12, 13) can each comprise a plurality of transverse mold members that can be easily replaced or exchanged during operation of the apparatus (10). A feed mechanism (15) is provided for introducing material (28) that is to be foamed to the mold mechanism (11) upstream of the furnace (14). Scrapers (32) or the like can be provided downstream of the furnace (14) to aid in separating and supporting foamed material (16) from the mold mechanism (11).