A New Method of Melting Glass and Silicates

JSGT 1932 V16 T284-T292

The author directs attention to fundamental weaknesses in the design of the existing typical tank furnace. He has designed a furnace in which the melting is carried out in a cylindrical chamber rotating uniformly at controlled speed, and claims for it a higher thermal efficiency and a more homogeneous glass product.

G. A. Zotos (Translated by W. Butterworth)