US Patent:
20210009456, Jan 14, 2021
Inventors:
- Perrysburg OH, US
Carl Lucas Fayerweather - Maumee OH, US
Kevin Xin Yu - Moon Township PA, US
Shivakumar S. Kadur - Perrysburg OH, US
Dinesh Gera - Sylvania OH, US
International Classification:
C03B 5/225
C03B 5/235
C03B 5/193
C03B 5/26
C03B 5/44
C03B 3/02
C03C 1/00
Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing glass includes a furnace. A doghouse of the furnace receives and melts solid-glass forming material using one or more submerged combustion burners. An elongated tank positioned downstream of the doghouse includes a melting chamber, a refining chamber, and a thermal conditioning. The melting chamber has in inlet through which molten glass is received from the doghouse. The refining chamber is positioned downstream of the melting chamber and receives molten glass from the melting chamber. The thermal conditioning chamber is positioned downstream of the refining chamber and receives molten glass from the refining chamber. Additionally, the thermal conditioning chamber delivers molten glass to a glass forming machine.