| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for producing foamed glass having a silo (1) for receiving a glass mixture containing a temperature-activated foaming agent, a sluice chamber (12) arranged to receive a volume of glass mixture from the silo, a feed chamber (22) arranged to receive a volume of glass mixture from the sluice chamber, an extruder chamber (26) arranged to receive a volume of glass mixture from the feed chamber where the glass is melted and the foaming agent is activated, one or more nozzles (32) arranged at an end of the extruder chamber, through which a viscous foamed glass material may exit under influence of a positive operating pressure and an expansion chamber (38) arranged to receive foamed glass mixture from the nozzles. The invention also includes a novel foamed glass product having a glassy, sealed outer surface and a unique internal cell structure. |
