Patent ID: 9586846
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: C03B

Claim:
1. A method of processing molten material comprising the steps of: (I) flowing molten material through an interior of a conduit along a travel path from a first station to a second station of a glass manufacturing apparatus; (II) cooling the molten material within the interior of the conduit by passing a cooling fluid along an exterior of the conduit; and (III) directing a first portion of a travel path of the cooling fluid away from a lateral location outside of a vertical footprint of the conduit toward a vertical plane passing through the conduit such that the first portion of the travel path of the cooling fluid is redirected to travel along a top portion or a bottom portion of the conduit in a direction parallel to the travel path of the molten material to increase the rate of heat transfer from the molten material, wherein at least one baffle directs the travel path of the cooling fluid during step (III), the at least one baffle including a deflection panel extending at an angle relative to the travel path of the molten material flowing through the interior of the conduit, and step (III) includes directing the first portion of the travel path of the cooling fluid with the deflection panel of the at least one baffle.