Apparatus for continuous feed material melting

Title: Apparatus for continuous feed material melting

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Abstract

The apparatus of the present invention is a melter housing having a pretreat chamber heated with a feed material heater that is partially isolated from a melter chamber. The method of the present invention has the steps of introducing feed material into a pretreat chamber and heating the feed material to a softening temperature of the feed material, and passing the pretreated feed material to a melter chamber.

Inventors:

Surma, Jeffrey E ^[1]; Perez, Jr., Joseph M. ^[2]

Kennewick, WA
(Richland, WA)

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871739

Patent Number(s):: 5785923

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS

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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
C03B5/0272 - {Pot furnaces}
C03B5/031 - {Cold top tank furnaces}
C03B3/026 - {by charging the ingredients into a flame, through a burner or equivalent heating means used to heat the melting furnace}

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B7/003 - {only remelting, e.g. of chips, borings, turnings
C22B9/00 - General processes of refining or remelting of metals

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL
F27B3/045 - {Multiple chambers, e.g. one of which is used for charging}

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
C03B3/02 - combined with preheating, premelting or pretreating the glass-making ingredients, pellets or cullet

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27B - FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL
F27B3/18 - Arrangements of devices for charging

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S266/90 - Metal melting furnaces, e.g. cupola type

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
C03B5/235 - Heating the glass

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P40/57 - Reduction of reject rates

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27D - DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
F27D17/008 - {cleaning gases}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P10/20 - Process efficiency

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DOE Contract Number:: AC06-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; continuous; feed; material; melting; melter; housing; pretreat; chamber; heated; heater; partially; isolated; method; steps; introducing; heating; softening; temperature; passing; pretreated; softening temperature; feed material; /266/65/110/373/

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