Title:
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MOLTEN MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/179374
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises at least one nozzle facing a conduit and extending transverse to a travel path defined by the conduit. The at least one nozzle is configured to cool molten material within the interior of the conduit with a stream of cooling fluid forced against an exterior of the conduit along a cooling axis extending transverse to the travel path defined by the conduit. In further examples, methods of processing molten material includes cooling the molten material within an interior of a conduit by forcing a stream of cooling fluid against an exterior of the conduit along a cooling axis extending transverse to a travel path defined by the conduit.
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Inventors:
KIM KWANGJIN (KR)
KOO BONHYOUNG (KR)
KOO BONHYOUNG (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/030952
Publication Date:
December 15, 2016
Filing Date:
May 05, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CORNING INC (US)
International Classes:
C03B5/182; C03B5/18; C03B5/23; C03B5/44
Foreign References:
US20150107306A1 | 2015-04-23 | |||
US20110289967A1 | 2011-12-01 | |||
US20060242996A1 | 2006-11-02 | |||
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US20130125591A1 | 2013-05-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ABLE, Kevin M (Intellectual Property DepartmentSP-Ti-03-0, Corning New York, US)
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