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JP2009545512A5
JP2009545512A5 JP2009523768A JP2009523768A JP2009545512A5 JP 2009545512 A5 JP2009545512 A5 JP 2009545512A5 JP 2009523768 A JP2009523768 A JP 2009523768A JP 2009523768 A JP2009523768 A JP 2009523768A JP 2009545512 A5 JP2009545512 A5 JP 2009545512A5
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音響波を生成するステップおよび導波管（１８）を通して音響波をガラス溶融物（１２）中に結合させるステップを含むガラス溶融物の混合方法であって、前記音響波が前記ガラス溶融物に対して前記ガラス溶融物中に音響流を生成するのに充分な音響出力を付与することを特徴とする方法。   A method of mixing a glass melt comprising the steps of generating an acoustic wave and coupling the acoustic wave into a glass melt (12) through a waveguide (18), wherein the acoustic wave is applied to the glass melt. Providing a sufficient acoustic output to produce an acoustic stream in the glass melt. 前記ガラス溶融物内に結合された前記音響出力が少なくとも約５Ｗであることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の方法。   The method of claim 1 wherein the acoustic power coupled into the glass melt is at least about 5W. 前記音響波の周波数が約２０ＫＨｚ〜４０ＫＨｚの間にあることを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の方法。 The method of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the frequency of the acoustic wave is between about 20 KHz and 40 KHz. 前記ガラス溶融物が、耐火金属容器（１４）に格納されていることを特徴とする請求項１から３いずれか１項に記載の方法。 The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that the glass melt is stored in a refractory metal container (14). 前記導波管が、前記耐火金属容器の表面上でネジ込み式取付け部品（３２、３４）に対し物理的に結合されていることを特徴とする請求項４に記載の方法。 5. A method according to claim 4, characterized in that the waveguide is physically coupled to a screw-on fitting (32, 34) on the surface of the refractory metal container. 前記ガラス溶融物に前記音響波を結合するステップに、前記ガラス溶融物と前記導波管を接触させるステップが含まれることを特徴とする請求項１から４いずれか１項に記載の方法。 5. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the step of coupling the acoustic wave to the glass melt includes contacting the glass melt with the waveguide. 前記音響波が定在波であることを特徴とする請求項１から６いずれか１項に記載の方法。 The method according to any one of claims 1 6, wherein the acoustic wave is a standing wave. 容器（１４）内のガラス溶融物に対し音響エネルギーを付与するための装置であって、音響波を生成するためのトランスデューサ（１６）および前記トランスデューサおよび前記ガラス溶融物に対し音響的に結合された導波管（１８）を備え、前記導波管（１８）が、前記音響波の周波数で前記導波管内において定在波を作り出しかつ前記ガラス溶融物（１２）中に音響流を生成するように構成されることを特徴とする装置。   An apparatus for applying acoustic energy to a glass melt in a container (14), wherein the transducer (16) for generating an acoustic wave and acoustically coupled to the transducer and the glass melt A waveguide (18), wherein the waveguide (18) creates a standing wave in the waveguide at the frequency of the acoustic wave and generates an acoustic stream in the glass melt (12). A device characterized by being configured as follows. 前記導波管（１８）が前記容器（１４）に対して物理的に結合されていることを特徴とする請求項８に記載の装置。   9. A device according to claim 8, characterized in that the waveguide (18) is physically coupled to the container (14). 前記音響波の周波数が２０ＫＨｚ〜４０ＫＨｚの間にあることを特徴とする請求項８または９に記載の装置。 The apparatus according to claim 8 or 9 , wherein the frequency of the acoustic wave is between 20 KHz and 40 KHz.
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