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Water cooled end caps installation

Water cooled end caps installation You may be wondering how to go about placing your NASA-designed water-cooled end caps onto your process tube. Follow the instructions below. If you have any questions, contact us.   The water-cooled tube seal must be attached to the top end of the ceramic process tube. When operating the furnace, …

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Element deformation

Element deformation When installed in the furnace and fired, molydisilicide heating elements can take on some interesting shapes. The characteristic “hairpin” can bow and bend. This is due to electro-magnetic forces. A certain amount of deformation is normal; see the photo below. The pictured Deltech furnace had been relined, new elements installed, fired to the …

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Lab Scale RS Glass Melt Maintenance Guide

We all know maintenance can prevent future problems. It can help minimize furnace downtime and ensure operator safety. Do you have a lab scale Deltech glass melt furnace? Most often this will be a bottom loading unit, but top hat and front load models can also be supplied. If so, you’ll be interested in knowing …

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Production Scale Front Load Furnace Maintenance Guide

We all know maintenance can prevent future problems. It can help minimize furnace downtime and ensure operator safety. Do you have a Deltech vertical tube, bottom loading vertical tube, or horizontal tube furnace?

Lab Scale Front Load Furnace Maintenance Guide

We all know maintenance can prevent future problems. It can help minimize furnace downtime and ensure operator safety. Do you have a Deltech vertical tube, bottom loading vertical tube, or horizontal tube furnace?

Lab Scale Bottom Load Furnace Maintenance Guide

We all know maintenance can prevent future problems. It can help minimize furnace downtime and ensure operator safety. Do you have a Deltech vertical tube, bottom loading vertical tube, or horizontal tube furnace?