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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Plasma Tech Holdings, Llc, Bedford, NH (US);
James C. Juranitch, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Plasma Tech Holdings, LLC, Bedford, NH (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling the flow of vitrified material. In at least some embodiments, a vitrified material control system comprises 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 from the melt chamber; and a vacuum-generation system () configured to controllably deliver a vacuum to the molten material in the melt chamber and to thereby regulate a flow of the molten material from the melt chamber. In other embodiments, methods of controlling a flow of molten vitrified material from a heating device are disclosed. The methods may include, for example, applying a vacuum to the molten material to control a dwell time of the molten material in a vessel of the heating device and regulating the vacuum based on a measured temperature of the molten material.