Installation and method for melting glass

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PATENT NO 9493372
APP PUB NO 20150175464A1
SERIAL NO

14407343

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A plant for melting glass or rock including: a first melting tank including a batch material inlet, a heater that makes it possible to heat the batch materials until a liquid glass is obtained; a liquid glass outlet; and downstream of the melting tank, a second heating tank including metallic walls that are not covered with refractory insulating materials and that include a system of internal ducts allowing circulation of a coolant, a plurality of injectors of submerged burners, and a liquid glass outlet, in a form of an overflow, which limits a height of the glass bath in the heating tank to a value between 50 mm and 300 mm. A process for melting glass or rock uses such a melting plant.

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SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER92400 COURBEVOIE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lefrere, Yannick Choisy au Bac, FR 6 56
Lopepe, Frederic Rosny Sous Bios, FR 4 58
Rayer, Mathieu Vienne, FR 9 31
Villeroy, de Galhau Gregoire Paris, FR 2 21

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