All-electric glass-melting deep furnace and method of refining and supplying glass

An all-electric glass-melting deep furnace and a method of refining and supplying glass are disclosed in which high-quality molten glass is efficiently produced in large quantity at high heat efficiency. The glass-melting deep furnace has a bottom and a side wall constructed by piling up fireproof b...

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Main Author Miyazaki, Motoaki
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.01.2006
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Summary:An all-electric glass-melting deep furnace and a method of refining and supplying glass are disclosed in which high-quality molten glass is efficiently produced in large quantity at high heat efficiency. The glass-melting deep furnace has a bottom and a side wall constructed by piling up fireproof bricks on the perimeter of the bottom . A height H of the side wall is set to be twice or more than twice as long as an inside dimension D of the bottom of the furnace. Since the furnace is deep, there can be achieved a thick batch layer, a space in which glass is melted at high temperature, and a cooling area which is necessary to refine molten glass. The furnace makes it possible for the molten glass to absorb fine seeds by its pressure and cooling effects that are produced when the seeds move downward to the bottom