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Systems and methods for glass manufacturing

  • US 9,021,838 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2011
  • Issued: 05/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a submerged combustion melter comprising a floor, a roof, and a wall structure connecting the floor and roof, the wall structure comprising a feed end wall, a discharge end wall opposite the feed end wall, and first and second side walls connecting the feed end wall and the discharge end wall, the melter comprising one or more submerged combustion burners positioned in the floor to discharge combustion products vertically upward, and a molten glass outlet positioned in the discharged end wall; and

    one or more substantially vertical roof-mounted non-submerged auxiliary burners positioned in the roof to discharge combustion products substantially vertically downward, and two or more wall-mounted non-submerged auxiliary burners positioned in the first side wall to discharge combustion products substantially horizontally and substantially perpendicularly toward the second side wall, the one or more substantially vertical roof-mounted non-submerged burners positioned offset horizontally between the second side wall and a vertical line through a centerline of the one or more submerged combustion burners that is positioned furthest from the first side wall.

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