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US 2008/0185027 A1Published application
Glass furnace cleaning system
OwnerDonald E. Shamp, Carl M. Byers +5inventors
InventorsDonald E. Shamp, Carl M. Byers, Fred G. Guthrie, Scott L. Henry, Gary L. Richardson, David Paul Zantene, Douglas Allan Satterfield
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Abstract
A high pressure cleaning system for removing deposits from glass furnaces.
Claims12
A high pressure cleaning system for removing deposits from glass furnaces comprising:
- an elongated lance having a first end and a second end;
- a passageway positioned in the interior of the lance for the delivery of a cleaning fluid;
- the passageway extending from the first end to the second end of the lance, the second end of the lance having a nozzle operatively connected to the passageway whereby high pressure cleaning fluid is discharged from the nozzle to remove deposits from the glass furnace.
A method for cleaning deposits from an operating glass furnace comprising:
- positioning a lance having a nozzle on one end in a glass furnace;
- supplying a cleaning fluid under pressure to the lance;
- discharging the cleaning fluid from the nozzle towards the deposits to be removed from the furnace;
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- directing a cooling fluid along the lance to remove sufficient heat to allow the lance to function in the environment of the glass furnace.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.