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US 2011/0236846 A1Published application
Submerged combustion melter
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsDavid M. Rue, Grigory I. Aronchik, Mark J. Khinkis, Walter Kunc
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AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsDavid M. Rue, Grigory I. Aronchik, Mark J. Khinkis, Walter Kunc
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A submerged combustion melter having a plurality of side walls, a bottom wall adjacent the side walls, and a top wall adjacent the side walls, the walls collectively enclosing a melting chamber, and the bottom wall forming a plurality of openings, each of which is adapted to receive a submerged combustion burner. Each of the submerged combustion burners is positioned at least 4 inches from the side walls, at least twice as far apart from each other as the distance between the submerged combustion burners and the side walls, and less than or equal to about 20 inches apart.
In a submerged combustion melter having a plurality of side walls, a bottom wall adjacent said side walls, and a top wall adjacent said side walls, said walls collectively enclosing a melting chamber, and said bottom wall forming a plurality of openings, each said opening adapted to receive a submerged combustion burner, the improvement comprising:
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