Process and apparatus for the homogenisation of molten glass in the chamber connecting the refining furnace to the working compartment
First Claim
1. IN THE PROCESS OF HOMOGENISING MOLTEN GLASS IN THE CHANNEL CONNECTING THE GLASS ELABORATION AND REFINING FURNACE TO THE GLASS WITHDRAWAL OR WORKING COMPARTMENT, THE MOLTEN GLASS CONTAINED IN SUCH CHANNEL BEING CONSTITUTED OF AN UPPER LAYER OF HOT GLASS FLOWING FROM THE FURNACE TO THE WORKING COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER, DEEPER LAYER OF COOLER MOLTEN GLASS RETURNING FROM THE WORKING COMPARTMENT TO THE FURNACE, THE STEP OF PROPELLING ONLY THE MOLTEN GLASS IN THE UPPER LAYER AT A PLURALITY OF LOCALIZED PLACES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE TWO LAYER AND ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL TO CREATE IN THE MOLTEN GLASS OF SAID UPPER LAYER A PLURALITY OF ASCENDING SPIRALLING CURRENTS CAPABLE OF DIRECTING THE MOLTEN GLASS FROM THE LOWER PART OF SAID UPPER LAYER TOWARDS THE SURFACE OF SAID UPPER LAYER, AND IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID UPPER LAYER CAUSING CURRENTS OF HOMOGENISED GLASS FROM SUCH UPPER LAYER TO FLOW UPSTREAM TOWARD THE FURNACE AND TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM TOWARD THE WORKING COMPARTMENT
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1. IN THE PROCESS OF HOMOGENISING MOLTEN GLASS IN THE CHANNEL CONNECTING THE GLASS ELABORATION AND REFINING FURNACE TO THE GLASS WITHDRAWAL OR WORKING COMPARTMENT, THE MOLTEN GLASS CONTAINED IN SUCH CHANNEL BEING CONSTITUTED OF AN UPPER LAYER OF HOT GLASS FLOWING FROM THE FURNACE TO THE WORKING COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER, DEEPER LAYER OF COOLER MOLTEN GLASS RETURNING FROM THE WORKING COMPARTMENT TO THE FURNACE, THE STEP OF PROPELLING ONLY THE MOLTEN GLASS IN THE UPPER LAYER AT A PLURALITY OF LOCALIZED PLACES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE TWO LAYER AND ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL TO CREATE IN THE MOLTEN GLASS OF SAID UPPER LAYER A PLURALITY OF ASCENDING SPIRALLING CURRENTS CAPABLE OF DIRECTING THE MOLTEN GLASS FROM THE LOWER PART OF SAID UPPER LAYER TOWARDS THE SURFACE OF SAID UPPER LAYER, AND IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID UPPER LAYER CAUSING CURRENTS OF HOMOGENISED GLASS FROM SUCH UPPER LAYER TO FLOW UPSTREAM TOWARD THE FURNACE AND TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM TOWARD THE WORKING COMPARTMENT
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4. APPARATUS FOR HOMOGENISING MOLTEN GLASS IN THE CHANNEL CONNECTING THE GLASS ELABORATION AND REFINING FURNACE TO THE GLASS WITHDRAWAL OR WORKING COMPARTMENT, THE MOLTEN GLASS CONTAINED IN SUCH CHANNEL BEING CONSTITUTED OF AN UPPER LAYER OF HOT GLASS FLOWING FROM THE FURNACE TO THE WORKING COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER, DEEPER LAYER OF COOLER MOLTEN GLASS RETURNING FROM THE WORKING COMPARTMENT TO THE FURNACE, INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IMPELLER PRROPULSION MEMBERS DISPOSED ACROSS THE WIDTH OF SAID CHANNEL AND WHOLLY IMMERSED IN THE MOLTEN GLASS OF SAID UPPER LAYER, SAID IMPELLERS BEING LOCATED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF CONTACT BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER LAYERS AND BEING SO CONSTRUCTED THAT AT GIVEN SPEED OF ROTATION THEREOF EACH CREATES ONLY IN THE MOLTEN GLASS OF SAID UPPER LAYER IN ASCENDING SPIRALLING CURRENT CAPABLE OF DIRECTING THE MOLTEN GLASS FROM THE LOWER PART OF SAID UPPER LAYER TOWARDS THE SURFACE OF SAID UPPER LAYER, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID IMPELLERS TO CREATE SUCH ASCENDING CURRENTS.
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