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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Mark William Charbonneau, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bryan Keith Nesti, Hoschton, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mark William Charbonneau, Lakewood, CO (US);
Bryan Keith Nesti, Hoschton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Johns Manville, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/04 (2006.01); C03B 5/235 (2006.01); C03B 37/06 (2006.01); C03B 37/07 (2006.01); C03B 5/24 (2006.01); C03B 19/08 (2006.01); C03B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 5/2356 (2013.01); C03B 37/06 (2013.01); C03B 37/07 (2013.01); C03B 5/24 (2013.01); C03B 19/08 (2013.01); C03B 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprises flowing an oxidant and a fuel into a submerged combustion burner in a glass tank furnace, the glass tank furnace receiving a feed of glass forming material and producing molten glass, the burner and furnace comprising a melting system. The melting system has a variable system vibration and/or oscillation due to the nature of submerged combustion. One method includes predicting a value of at least one property, such as viscosity, of the molten glass using the variable system vibration and/or oscillation.