Patent ID: 8955359
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: C03B,F28D,F28F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for feeding preheaters having heating elements for the feed material of glass melting installations, the feed material being applied in a uniform distribution onto the uppermost heating elements, in a manner controlled by sensors, comprising the steps: a) arranging a distributor device including at least three pivotable distributor plates, with an uppermost distributor plate arranged above two lower distributor plates, pivot axes of each of the distributor plates running in horizontal edges of a virtual prism, above the uppermost heating elements, b) throwing the feed material by the uppermost distributor plate in alternating fashion onto one of the lower distributor plates situated thereunder, by selected rotational movement of the upper distributor plate, the receiving lower distributor plate then in turn throwing the received feed material downwardly toward one of its sides by selected rotational movement of the lower distributor plate, and (c) controlling the movements of the distributor plates by sensors having an evaluation and control circuit, the evaluation and control circuit controlling actuating elements assigned to the distributor plates, so as to achieve a uniform surface distribution of the feed material over a cross-section of the preheater.