Patent ID: 9073792
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B28B,C04B,F27B,F27D

Abstract:
1. A method for firing ware in a furnace, the method comprising: positioning at least one stack of ware in a ware space of a furnace, the stack of ware comprising a plurality of ware articles arranged such that at least laterally adjacent ware articles are spaced apart; heating the at least one stack of ware in the ware space of the furnace; introducing a first gas flow into the ware space on a first side of the at least one stack of ware as the stack is heated; introducing a second gas flow into the ware space on a second side of the at least one stack of ware as the stack is heated; and adjusting a flow condition of at least one of the first and second gas flows to create a pressure differential within the furnace across at least a portion of the ware space such that at least some of the first or second gas flows through the at least one stack of ware, wherein the first gas flow introduced on the first side of the stack has a first flow rate FR