Abstract:
An electric furnace (1) for melting vitrifiable materials (V), in particular for the manufacture of vitreous mosaic materials and ceramic frits as well as for the vitrification of waste, where the primary material is frequently changed, comprises a melting tank (2) for containing a molten bath (3) with a head (B), having a floor (4) and side walls (5), channels (6) for discharging the molten materials, a crown (13) which is situated above the floor (4), means for introducing a primary batch of vitrfiable materials (V) into the tank (2) and for depositing a covering layer (C) on the molten bath (3), and a plurality of electrodes (9) with a predetermined shape and position, situated inside the tank (2) for melting completely the vitrifiable materials (V) by means of diffused electric currents. The electrodes (9) substantially rest on the floor (4) so as to reduce to a minimum the head (B) of the molten bath (3), with a consequent reduction in the time required to change the primary batch and the power consumption.
Abstract:
A submerged combustion burner, a submerged combustion melter including the submerged combustion burner, and method of operating the submerged combustion burner are disclosed. The submerged combustion burner includes central burner tube and a heat pipe that surrounds and extends beyond a terminal end of the central burner tube. When received in a burner opening defined in a melting tank of a submerged combustion melter, the heat pipe of the submerged combustion burner is disposed between the central burner tube and the floor of the melting tank. The heat pipe transfers or pumps heat via a sealed working fluid to a cooling fluid that thermally communicates with the heat pipe exterior to the melting tank.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a tempering furnace for a glass sheet, which has a conveyor for the glass sheet, first convection blow means over the conveyor to heat the glass sheet by hot air jets blown on its top and/or bottom surface, and second convection blow means to help lead pressurized air from outside the tempering furnace to second blow nozzles from which air is discharged as jets towards the top and/or bottom surface of the glass sheet. The heating effect of the air jets on the glass sheet is adjustable by adjusting the feeding of electric current to electric elements inside blowing channels. Blow nozzles of the second convection blow means form blow zones. The heating effect on the glass sheet of the jets discharged from the second blow nozzles inside the blow zones is adjustable by adjusting the blowing pressure of feed pipes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for melting vitrifiable materials employs a melting tank for containing a molten bath with an upper surface. The tank has a floor and side walls and channels for discharging molten materials. A crown is situated above the floor and vitrifiable materials are introduced onto the upper surface of the molten bath. A plurality of electrodes having a selected shape and position are situated inside the tank for melting the vitrifiable materials with electric current. The electrodes rest on the floor and extend across the furnace to the opposite wall so as to reduce the head of the molten bath and consequently reduce melting time and energy consumption.
Abstract:
An emitter for use with a generator has a tube closed at one end, heated from its outside with a water-cooled photovoltaic converter array mounted inside for glass-melting application. Several TPV tubes may be inserted through holes in the insulation into the port sections between the glass-melting furnace and the regenerators. Any one of these tubes may be removed for maintenance at any time and replaced with a closure to close off the hole, without affecting the industrial process. The emitter tube may be a SiC or KANTHAL tube. The tube may be lines on its inside with AR coated tungsten foil or the tungsten may be deposited on the inner tube surface as a film followed by the AR coating. The photovoltaic converter array may comprise a polygonal array of shingle circuits where the circuits are fabricated using low bandgap GaSb cells.
Abstract:
An endless belt conveyor annealing lehr having burner means located above the belt. The belt is foraminous and supported throughout the length of the lehr by a system of perforated plates. A shroud extends intermediate the walls of the lehr and a fan is located adjacent to the burner means outlet. This combination results in a continuous circulating atmosphere impinging directly upon the work being conveyed through the lehr. Means is also provided to control the temperature of the work throughout the length of the lehr, particularly at the entrance thereof.
Abstract:
An integrated apparatus of industrial furnace and biomass gasification system and a process of operating said system are disclosed. Hot flue gas containing high concentration of CO2 and water issued from an industrial furnace such as a glass furnace or a melting furnace for non-ferrous metals is introduced into a biomass gasification system as a heat source to promote the pyrolysis of biomass and/or as a gasification agent to generate syngas. The generated syngas is blended with solid-fuel such as petcoke before being introduced into the industrial furnace to facilitate ignition and combustion of petcoke. Overall CO2, NOx and SOx emission from the industrial furnace are reduced, and the lifetime of the industrial furnace is increased.
Abstract:
A pipeline has two groups of reinforcing circular ring bodies welded on large flanges at two ends of the pipeline, reinforcing rebar plates and integral reinforcing steel circular pipe fittings are combined and welded symmetrically. Microcrystalline glass lining has level-8 Mohs hardness. By adopting an openable and closeable extra-long horizontal electric heating furnace provided by the present invention and an intelligent temperature control instrument in combination with a new heating-while-rotating process, the extra-large and extra-long integral large micro-crystallized glass-lined pipeline which is high in glass lining layer quality, smooth in circulation, durable, non-corrosive, wear-resistant, high in seismic performance and safe in operation is developed. Various existing pipelines will be inevitably and comprehensively replaced due to comprehensive extra-strong advantages.
Abstract:
In a process for pulverizing and granulating melts, especially oxidic slag, glass, or thermoplastic melts, in which the melts are heated with burner (6) in an antechamber (5) and ejected as a shroud surrounding a propellant stream into a granulating chamber (11), hot combustion gases from the antechamber (5) are mixed with the propellant stream.
Abstract:
In a process for pulverizing and granulating melts, especially oxidic slag, glass, or thermoplastic melts, in which the melts are heated with burner (6) in an antechamber (5) and ejected as a shroud surrounding a propellant stream into a granulating chamber (11), hot combustion gases from the antechamber (5) are mixed with the propellant stream.