摘要:
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a glass manufacturing system includes a hot-end subsystem, including: a submerged combustion melter that melts feedstock to produce molten glass; a stiller that receives the molten glass from the submerged combustion melter and that includes a stilling tank to still the molten glass and that is configured to control outflow of the stilled molten glass to effectively decouple viscosity of the molten glass from the flow rate of the molten glass and thereby control finer molten glass levels; and a finer that is mechanically decoupled from the stiller, and that receives and fines the stilled molten glass to produce fined molten glass. Many other aspects of the system are also disclosed and claimed.
摘要:
A method of producing glass includes receiving unrefined molten glass in a stilling chamber of a stilling tank at a fluctuating flow rate. An intermediate pool of molten glass is held within the stilling chamber of the stilling tank and is heated therein by one or more non-submerged burners. Molten glass flows from the intermediate pool of molten glass to a transfer pool of molten glass held in a spout chamber of a feeding spout that is appended to the stilling tank. A molten glass feed can be drawn from the transfer pool of molten glass and delivered from the feeding spout at a controlled flow rate.
摘要:
A method for heating a liquid glass channel of a glass fiber tank furnace. The method comprises: passing oxygen gas and a fuel, via a burner (1), into a channel space (3) for combustion to heat the channel space (3) and a liquid glass (2), wherein the flow rate of the fuel is VF and the flow rate of the oxygen gas is VOX such that the relative velocity difference D=(VF−VOX)VF. The temperature of the channel is 0-1500° C., and the relative velocity difference D is kept to 25% or more. A pure oxygen combustion method is used for heating a tank furnace channel to reduce waste gas emission and heat loss, thereby achieving the goals of energy conservation, reduced carbon emissions, and improve environment friendliness. The fuel flow rate, relative velocity difference, and related parameters can be controlled according to the temperature of the channel, providing excellent uniformity and accurate control of the temperature of the channel.
摘要:
A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a refractory-lined glass melter, products made there from and batch compositions suited for use in the method are disclosed. The glass composition for use in the method of the present invention is up to about 64-75 weight percent SiO2, 16-24 weight percent Al2O3, 8-12 weight percent MgO and 0.25-3 weight percent R2O, where R2O equals the sum of Li2O and Na2O, has a fiberizing temperature less than about 2650° F., and a ΔT of at least 80° F. By using oxide-based refractory-lined furnaces the cost of production of glass fibers is substantially reduced in comparison with the cost of fibers produced using a platinum-lined melting furnace. High strength composite articles including the high strength glass fibers are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a glass melter substantially free of platinum or other noble metal materials, products made there from and batch compositions suited for use in the method are disclosed. One glass composition for use in the present invention includes 50-75 weight % SiO2, 13-30 weight % Al2O3, 5-20 weight % MgO, 0-10 weight % CaO, 0 to 5 weight % R2O where R2O is the sum of Li2O, Na2O and K2O, has a higher fiberizing temperature, e.g. 2400-2900° F. (1316-1593° C.) and/or a liquidus temperature that is below the fiberizing temperature by as little as 45° F. (25° C.). Another glass composition for use in the method of the present invention is up to about 64-75 weight percent SiO2, 16-24 weight percent Al2O3, 8-12 weight percent MgO and 0.25-3 weight percent R2O, where R2O equals the sum of Li2O, Na2O and K2O, has a fiberizing temperature less than about 2650° F. (1454° C.), and a ΔT of at least 80° F. (45° C.). A forehearth for transporting molten glass from the glass melter to a forming position is disclosed. By using furnaces and/or forehearths substantially free of platinum or other noble metal materials, the cost of production of glass fibers is significantly reduced in comparison with the cost of fibers produced using a melting furnace lined with noble metal materials. High strength composite articles including the high strength glass fibers are also disclosed.
摘要:
Methods of processing molten material comprising the step (I) of flowing molten material through an interior of a conduit from a first station to a second station of a glass manufacturing apparatus and the step (II) of cooling the molten material within the interior of the conduit by passing a cooling fluid along an exterior of the conduit. The method further includes the step (III) of directing a travel path of the cooling fluid toward a vertical plane passing through the conduit. In further examples, a glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a first station, a second station, and a conduit configured to provide a travel path for molten material traveling from the first station to the second station. The glass manufacturing apparatus further comprises at least one baffle configured to direct a travel path of cooling fluid toward a vertical plane passing through the conduit.
摘要:
A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a continuous system is provided. The method includes supplying a glass batch to a glass melting furnace lined with a material substantially free of noble metals. The glass batch comprises about 50-about 75 weight percent SiO2, about 15-about 30 weight percent Al2O3, about 5-about 20 weight percent MgO, about 0-about 10 weight percent CaO, about 0.25-about 5 weigh percent R2O. The method further includes melting the glass batch in the furnace and forming a pool of molten glass in contact with the furnace glass contact surface, transporting the molten glass from the furnace to the bushing using a forehearth that is at least partially lined with a material substantially free of noble metal materials, discharging the molten glass from the forehearth into the bushing; and forming the molten glass into continuous fibers.
摘要翻译:提供了一种在连续系统中形成高强度玻璃纤维的方法。 该方法包括将玻璃批料供应到内衬有基本上不含贵金属的材料的玻璃熔炉中。 玻璃批料包含约50-约75重量%的SiO 2,约15-约30重量%的Al 2 O 3,约5-约20重量%的MgO,约0-约10重量%的CaO,约0.25-约5重量%的R 2 O. 该方法还包括在炉中熔化玻璃批料并形成与炉玻璃接触表面接触的熔融玻璃池,使用至少部分衬有材料的熔融玻璃将熔融玻璃从熔炉输送到衬套 不含贵金属材料,将熔融玻璃从前炉排出到衬套中; 并将熔融玻璃形成连续纤维。
摘要:
A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a refractory-lined glass meter, products made there from and batch compositions suited for use in the method are disclosed. The glass composition for use in the method of the present invention is up to about 64-75 weight percent SiO2, 16-24 weight percent Al2O3, 8-12 weight percent MgO and 0.25-3 weight percent R2O, where R2O equals the sum of Li2O and Na2O, has a fiberizing temperature less than about 2650° F., and a ΔT of at least 80° F. By using oxide-based refractory-lined furnaces the cost of production of glass fibers is substantially reduced in comparison with the cost of fibers produced using a platinum-lined melting furnace. High strength composite articles including the high strength glass fibers are also disclosed.
摘要翻译:公开了一种在耐火材料衬里玻璃仪表中形成高强度玻璃纤维的方法,其中制备的产品和适用于该方法的批量组合物。 用于本发明方法的玻璃组合物可达64-75重量%的SiO 2,16-24重量%的Al 2 O 3,8-12重量%的MgO和0.25-3重量%的R2O,其中R2O等于 Li2O和Na2O具有低于约2650°F的纤维化温度和至少80°F的“D”; T通过使用氧化物基耐火材料的炉,玻璃纤维的生产成本与 使用铂衬里熔化炉生产的纤维的成本。 还公开了包括高强度玻璃纤维的高强度复合制品。
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for heating a material in a zone heated by combustion of a fuel with an oxidant by means of a oxyburner comprising an injector arranged within a block defining a chamber with a confinement index Iconf=(S/S′)×(L/L′)×(1/(1+a/100))=0.10; the fuel being injected into the burner chamber with a rate IF and the oxidant being injected into the burner chamber at a rate Iox such that 0.7=IF=3.6 et 0.3=Iox=5.1, provided that when Iox>3.8 then IF=3.3.
摘要:
An oxygen-gas fuel burner (12) for use in a refractory burner block (20) of glass distribution and conditioning channels (14) for thermally treating glass (18). The oxygen-gas fuel burner (12) includes a gas fuel conduit (26) extending to a central fuel outlet (28); an oxygen conduit (30) including a plurality of passages (30a) circumferentially spaced about the fuel conduit (26) and converging radially to oxygen outlets (32) circumferentially spaced about and concentric with the central fuel outlet (28); and a burner housing (34) including an outer nozzle (38). The outer nozzle (38) surrounds the fuel outlet (28) and the oxygen outlets (32) to provide a burner tip chamber (40) for mixing and combustion of oxygen and gas fuel to produce a flame within the burner tip chamber and extending outward from the burner tip chamber.