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Systems and methods for making foamed glass using submerged combustion

  • US 10,081,565 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2017
  • Issued: 09/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A submerged combustion system comprising:

  • a submerged combustion melter comprising a floor having a floor plan, a roof, a sidewall connecting the floor and roof, the floor, roof, and sidewall defining a single turbulent submerged combustion melting zone devoid of a fining zone, and one or more submerged combustion burners positioned uniformly in the melting zone, and an outlet, the melter configured to produce an initial foamy molten glass having a density and comprising bubbles filled primarily with combustion product gases,the melter outlet configured to deliver the initial foamy molten glass directly onto a conveyor without refining, the conveyor configured to move the initial foamy molten glass to a processing apparatus, the conveyor forming a continuous ribbon of molten foamed glass having varying thickness and varying width as the ribbon passes over the conveyor.

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