Cooling Panel for a Melter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022306511-A1
Application number	US-202217839804-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 14, 2022
Priority date	Oct 1, 2019
Publication date	Sep 29, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cooling panel for a melter includes first and second outer walls and a plurality of side walls coupled to the first and second outer walls. The first and second outer walls and the plurality of side walls define an interior space. The cooling panel also includes a plurality of baffles disposed in the interior space. The baffles divide the interior space into a plurality of rows, wherein the rows have widths W, and further have first and second longitudinal surfaces and an open transverse surface. The open transverse surfaces of the baffles are spaced away from adjacent side walls by a distance D that is 70% to 80% of the widths W of the rows.

First claim

1 . A cooling panel for a melter, comprising:
first and second outer walls and a plurality of side walls coupled to the first and second outer walls, defining an interior space; and a plurality of baffles disposed in the interior space and dividing the interior space into a plurality of rows wherein the rows have widths W, and wherein the baffles have first and second longitudinal surfaces and an open transverse surface; wherein the open transverse surfaces of the baffles are spaced away from adjacent side walls by a distance D that is 70% to 80% of the widths W of the rows.

2 . The cooling panel of claim 1 , wherein the first and second walls, the plurality of side walls, and the plurality of baffles are a single monolithic structure so that there are no welds within the cooling panel.

3 . The cooling panel of claim 2 , wherein the single monolithic structure is formed by way of additive manufacturing.

4 . The cooling panel of claim 2 , wherein the single monolithic structure includes one or more protrusions extending from one of the first and second outer walls, and a first outer edge extending about a perimeter of the one of the first and second outer walls.

5 . The cooling panel of claim 4 , further comprising a second outer edge extending about a perimeter of the other of the first and second outer walls wherein the second outer edge forms one or more internal apertures.

6 . The cooling panel of claim 2 , wherein at least one row of the plurality of rows of the single monolithic structure includes a longitudinal axis and an internal feature extending along the longitudinal axis so that the internal feature divides the at least one row into two portions, and the internal feature being part of the single monolithic structure.

7 . The cooling panel of claim 6 , wherein the internal feature comprises a fin.

8 . A method comprising:
forming the cooling panel of claim 1 by way of a process selected from the group consisting of additive manufacturing, three-dimensional printing, rapid prototyping, and a combination thereof.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the method does not include welding.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of forming the cooling panel includes forming one or more protrusions extending from one of the first and second outer walls and a first outer edge extending about a perimeter of the one of the first and second outer walls.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of forming the cooling panel includes forming at least one row of the plurality of rows to include a longitudinal axis and an internal feature extending along the longitudinal axis so that the internal feature divides the at least one row into two portions.

12 . A cooling panel for a melter, comprising:
first and second outer walls and a plurality of side walls coupled to the first and second outer walls, defining an interior space, where the first outer wall includes a plurality of inwardly-facing first grooves, and the second outer wall includes a plurality of inwardly-facing second grooves parallel with the first grooves; and a plurality of baffles disposed in the interior space and carried by the first grooves and the second grooves; wherein a first set of the first grooves and the second grooves extends a length of the cooling panel, and a second set of the first grooves and the second grooves partially extends the length of the cooling panel, and wherein the first set and the second set alternate to create a serpentine fluid flow path in the interior space.

Assignees

• Owens Brockway Glass Container

Inventors

• Rashley Shane T
• Kuhlman Robert
• Soley David
• Jiao Jian
• Anderson Walter
• Smith Susan L

Classifications

• C03B2211/22

  by direct combustion in the melt · CPC title

• C03B5/44 Primary

  Cooling arrangements for furnace walls · CPC title

• C03B5/2356

  Submerged heating, e.g. by using heat pipes, hot gas or submerged combustion burners (bubblers C03B5/193) · CPC title