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US 2024/0239702 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for manufacturing glass with dual phase and adjustable fluid flow
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsTomohiro Aburada, Anmol Agrawal, Matthew John Cempa, Miki Eugene Kunitake, Francisco Javier Moraga, Shyam Prasad Mudiraj, Wenchao Wang
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for manufacturing glass include a heat extractor configured to extract heat from molten glass. The heat extractor includes a first conduit and at least one second conduit which may include a plurality of second conduits circumferentially surrounding the first conduit. The first conduit and the at least one second conduit are configured to flow a fluid therethrough.
Claims34
An apparatus for manufacturing glass comprising:
- a heat extractor configured to extract heat from molten glass, the heat extractor comprising a first conduit and at least one second conduit, the first conduit and the at least one second conduit extending along a length of the heat extractor, the first conduit and the at least one second conduit each configured to flow a fluid therethrough.
A method for manufacturing glass comprising:
- flowing molten glass from a glass delivery device;
- extracting heat from the molten glass with a heat extractor, the heat extractor comprising a first conduit and at least one second conduit, the first conduit and the at least one second conduit extending along a length of the heat extractor, and the extracting comprising flowing a fluid through the first conduit and the at least one second conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.