Submerged combustion glass manufacturing systems include a melter having a floor, a roof,
a wall structure connecting the floor and roof, and an exhaust passage through the roof. One …

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(65) Prior Publication Data OTHER PUBLICATIONS US 2013/OO86952 A1 Apr. 11, 2013
Mert et al." A new method to determine viscosity of liquids using (51) Int. Cl. vibration …

Apparatus includes a first and second conduits configured to form an annulus between
them. An adjustable structure includes abody having an upper Surface, a lower Surface, and …

A submerged combustion melter includes a floor, a roof, and a sidewall structure connecting
the floor and roof defining an internal space. A first portion of the internal space defines a …

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US 2014/0090421 A1 Apr. 3, 2014(57) ABSTRACT Methods and systems for controlling
bubble size and bubble (51) Int. Cl decay rate of glass foams formed during Submerged …

Int. Cl. Apparatus including a flow channel defined by a floor, roof. CO3B5/225(2006.01) and
sidewall structure connecting the floor and roof. One or CO3B 5/16(2006.01) more …

Methods and systems for de-stabilizing foam produced in Submerged combustion melters. A
molten mass of glass and bubbles is flowed into an apparatus downstream of a sub merged …

BACKGROUND When glass melt is cooled rapidly from high temperature, the movement of
atoms within the cooling liquid slows down with decreasing temperature and eventually …