Monitoring and analyzing waste glass compositions
Abstract
A device and method for determining the viscosity of a fluid, preferably molten glass. The apparatus and method uses the velocity of rising bubbles, preferably helium bubbles, within the molten glass to determine the viscosity of the molten glass. The bubbles are released from a tube positioned below the surface of the molten glass so that the bubbles pass successively between two sets of electrodes, one above the other, that are continuously monitoring the conductivity of the molten glass. The measured conductivity will change as a bubble passes between the electrodes enabling an accurate determination of when a bubble has passed between the electrodes. The velocity of rising bubbles can be determined from the time interval between a change in conductivity of the first electrode pair and the second, upper electrode pair. The velocity of the rise of the bubbles in the glass melt is used in conjunction with other physical characteristics, obtained by known methods, to determine the viscosity of the glass melt fluid and, hence, glass quality.
- Inventors:
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- Aiken, SC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869169
- Patent Number(s):
- 5289716
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- monitoring; analyzing; waste; glass; compositions; device; method; determining; viscosity; fluid; preferably; molten; apparatus; velocity; rising; bubbles; helium; determine; released; tube; positioned; below; surface; pass; successively; sets; electrodes; continuously; conductivity; measured; change; bubble; passes; enabling; accurate; determination; passed; determined; time; interval; electrode; pair; upper; rise; melt; conjunction; physical; characteristics; obtained; methods; hence; quality; positioned below; glass compositions; physical characteristics; glass composition; molten glass; time interval; glass melt; waste glass; tube positioned; accurate determination; electrode pair; continuously monitoring; glass quality; physical characteristic; continuously monitor; /73/
Citation Formats
Schumacher, Ray F. Monitoring and analyzing waste glass compositions. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Schumacher, Ray F. Monitoring and analyzing waste glass compositions. United States.
Schumacher, Ray F. Sat .
"Monitoring and analyzing waste glass compositions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869169.
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abstractNote = {A device and method for determining the viscosity of a fluid, preferably molten glass. The apparatus and method uses the velocity of rising bubbles, preferably helium bubbles, within the molten glass to determine the viscosity of the molten glass. The bubbles are released from a tube positioned below the surface of the molten glass so that the bubbles pass successively between two sets of electrodes, one above the other, that are continuously monitoring the conductivity of the molten glass. The measured conductivity will change as a bubble passes between the electrodes enabling an accurate determination of when a bubble has passed between the electrodes. The velocity of rising bubbles can be determined from the time interval between a change in conductivity of the first electrode pair and the second, upper electrode pair. The velocity of the rise of the bubbles in the glass melt is used in conjunction with other physical characteristics, obtained by known methods, to determine the viscosity of the glass melt fluid and, hence, glass quality.},
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