Vitrified material control system and method

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate, wherein said plate is adjustable and replaceable;
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• a heat shield mounted adjacent to said melt pool and configured to reduce heat loss from said melt pool;
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• a torch mounted to said heat shield and configured to deliver supplemental energy to said melt pool;
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• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool.

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate;
• and
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool;
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• a metal bath attached below said melt chamber.

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate;
• and
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool;
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• an inductively-activated metal bath adapted to temperature stabilized the molten material in said melt chamber.

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate;
• and
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool;
• a material feed system in communication with said melt chamber, wherein said material feed system comprises an air-locked plunger system or a screw-auger system;
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• an air recirculating system, wherein said air recirculating system is configured to preheat feedstock in said material feed system.

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system, wherein said melt chamber comprise a plasma torch in a vessel;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate;
• and
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• and
• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool.

A vitrified material control system comprising the following:

• a melt chamber configured to contain a molten material during operation of the control system, wherein said melt chamber comprise a heat source in a vessel, and wherein said heat source is selected from the group consisting of a conventional torch, a plasma torch, an electric arc torch, and an inductive metal bath;
• a siphon valve configured to facilitate a flow of the molten material out of said melt chamber, said siphon valve comprising the following:
• a plate;
• and
• an outlet dam, wherein said outlet dam and said plate together define a melt pool;
• and
• a vacuum-generation system configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in said melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from said melt chamber and into the melt pool.