Processes for making inorganic fibers

#1. Field of Invention

#The present invention relates generally to the field of inorganic fiber production and systems, and more specifically to heat exchange and control strategies useful in flame attenuation fiberization processes producing inorganic microfibers and other fibers.

#2. Related Art

#The manner in which the objectives of the invention and other desirable characteristics can be obtained is explained in the following description and attached drawings in which:

#FIG. 1 is a schematic process flow diagram of a prior art fiberization process that may benefit from the improvements presented by the present invention;

#FIGS. 2-5 are schematic block diagrammatical views of four non-limiting systems and processes in accordance with the invention;

#It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings are not to scale and illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.

#In the following description, numerous details are set forth to provide an understanding of the present invention. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these details and that numerous variations or modifications from the described embodiments may be possible.

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