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Method for production of mineral fibers
Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology Inc
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Filing: 1982-01-18
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2002-01-18
Abstract
Abstract The present invention embraces apparatus for the production of mineral fibers. A bushing for the manufacture of mineral fibers, such as glass fibers, comprises an orificed bottom wall for the passage of streams of molten mineral material therethrough for attenuation into fibers, upwardly extending sidewalls and an orificed member, positioned above the bottom wall and extending between the sidewells, for passage of the molten mineral material therethrough to the bottom wall. The ratio of the poiseuille resistance to flow of the orificed member to the poiseuille resistance to flow of the bottom wall is in the range of from about 0.5 to about 1.0.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael T. Pellegrin
- 👤 Terry J. Hanna
- 👤 Thomas K. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 06:57
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B37/00; C03B37/08; C03B37/081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
In a method of making glass fibers from a body of molten glass confined in a bushing, the steps of: (a) flowing molten glass from the body through an orifice plate having a plurality of orifices; (b) attenuating a fiber at each of said orifices; (c) interposing a flow resistance in the path of flow of said molten glass to said plate, the ratio of resistance of flow of the molten glass through the resistance to the resistance of flow of molten glass through said plate being from about 0.5 to about 1.0; and (d) heating the molten glass between said resistance and said plate by current supplied to both the resistance and the orifice plate; the performance of steps (c) and (d) reducing the pressure of the molten glass at the plate by a factor of from 30 to 50% of the head pressure of the molten glass body above the plate and decreasing the bead fall time from an orifice at which fiber attenuation has been interrupted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
In a method of making glass fibers from a body of molten glass confined in a bushing, the steps of: (a) flowing molten glass from the body through an orifice plate having a plurality of orifices; (b) attenuating a fiber at each of said orifices; (c) interposing a flow resistance in the path of flow of said molten glass to said plate, the ratio of resistance of flow of the molten glass through the resistance to the resistance of flow of molten glass through said plate being from about 0.5 to about 1.0; and (d) heating the molten glass between said resistance and said plate by current supplied to both the resistance and the orifice plate; the performance of steps (c) and (d) reducing the pressure of the molten glass at the plate by a factor of from 30 to 50% of the head pressure of the molten glass body above the plate and decreasing the bead fall time from an orifice at which fiber attenuation has been interrupted.
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