Method and apparatus for forming mineral fibers
AssigneeOwens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation
InventorsLarry J. Guffey, William W. Schultz
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming fibers of mineral material comprises a spinner for centrifuging the material into primary fibers and a plurality of blowers positioned circumferentially of the spinner to further attenuate the primary fibers into secondary fibers, where the blowers are substantially cylindrical gas discharge conduits adapted to impart swirling motion to the gas discharged therefrom.
Claims6
Apparatus of the type in which a spinner is adapted to centrifuge molten mineral material through the orificed spinner peripheral wall into primary fibers and a plurality of blowers is positioned circumferentially of said spinner to further attentuate said primary fibers into secondary fibers, the improvement being each of said blowers comprising a substantially cylindrical gas discharge conduit having means positioned therein to impart a swirling motion to gas discharged therefrom.
Apparatus of the type in which a spinner is adapted to centrifuge molten mineral material through the orificed spinner peripheral wall into primary fibers and a plurality of blowers is positioned circumferentially of said spinner to further attenuate said primary fibers into secondary fibers, the improvement being each of said blowers comprising a substantially cylindrical gas discharge conduit which is mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis to impart a swirling motion to gas discharged therefrom.
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