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Abstract

An electrically heated melting furnace for the Melting of mineral materials, such as frits, (Vitreous) enamels and the like, wherein a bath of molten material (contained in a tank) is heated by means of electrodes contacting the molten material and having a current flowing therethrough which heats the molten material by Joule's heat, wherein a batch is fed onto the melt or molten bath, and the molten product is withdrawn from the bottom of the tank, wherein the furnace space or tank has the cross-section of a regular polygon; and wherein a plurality of heating elements are arranged above the batch material and said heating electrodes are positioned in the lower portion of the molten bath above the tank bottom, and comprising a bottom outlet including a cylindrical portion or element and a further underlying, concentrically disposed, circular disc-shaped or annular portion or element of a refractory material being conductive at high temperature and acting as an electrical conductor, and at least one counter or opposite electrode disposed above the outlet and being immersed into the molten bath, said electrode likewise being connected to the power source.

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