DE69006940D1 - Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung von Glasfaservorformen. - Google Patents
Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung von Glasfaservorformen.Info
- Publication number
- DE69006940D1 DE69006940D1 DE90112460T DE69006940T DE69006940D1 DE 69006940 D1 DE69006940 D1 DE 69006940D1 DE 90112460 T DE90112460 T DE 90112460T DE 69006940 T DE69006940 T DE 69006940T DE 69006940 D1 DE69006940 D1 DE 69006940D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- heat treatment
- glass fiber
- fiber preforms
- preforms
- glass
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
- 239000003365 glass fiber Substances 0.000 title 1
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 title 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
- C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
- C03B37/012—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
- C03B37/014—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means, e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition [OVD], or by outside vapour phase oxidation [OVPO] or by vapour axial deposition [VAD]
- C03B37/01446—Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
- C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
- C03B37/012—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
- C03B37/014—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means, e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition [OVD], or by outside vapour phase oxidation [OVPO] or by vapour axial deposition [VAD]
- C03B37/01446—Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering
- C03B37/0146—Furnaces therefor, e.g. muffle tubes, furnace linings
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2201/00—Type of glass produced
- C03B2201/06—Doped silica-based glasses
- C03B2201/07—Impurity concentration specified
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2201/00—Type of glass produced
- C03B2201/06—Doped silica-based glasses
- C03B2201/07—Impurity concentration specified
- C03B2201/075—Hydroxyl ion (OH)
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2201/00—Type of glass produced
- C03B2201/06—Doped silica-based glasses
- C03B2201/08—Doped silica-based glasses doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant
- C03B2201/12—Doped silica-based glasses doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant doped with fluorine
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S65/00—Glass manufacturing
- Y10S65/15—Nonoxygen containing chalogenides
- Y10S65/16—Optical filament or fiber treatment with fluorine or incorporating fluorine in final product
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S65/00—Glass manufacturing
- Y10S65/90—Drying, dehydration, minimizing oh groups
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
- Glass Compositions (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP16769589 | 1989-06-29 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69006940D1 true DE69006940D1 (de) | 1994-04-07 |
DE69006940T2 DE69006940T2 (de) | 1994-07-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69028414T Expired - Fee Related DE69028414T2 (de) | 1989-06-29 | 1990-06-29 | Verfahren zur thermischen Behandlung einer Glasfaservorform |
DE69006940T Expired - Fee Related DE69006940T2 (de) | 1989-06-29 | 1990-06-29 | Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung von Glasfaservorformen. |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69028414T Expired - Fee Related DE69028414T2 (de) | 1989-06-29 | 1990-06-29 | Verfahren zur thermischen Behandlung einer Glasfaservorform |
Country Status (10)
Country | Link |
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US (2) | US5106401A (de) |
EP (2) | EP0405580B1 (de) |
JP (2) | JPH03131544A (de) |
CN (1) | CN1029952C (de) |
AU (2) | AU632336B2 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2019919A1 (de) |
DE (2) | DE69028414T2 (de) |
DK (2) | DK0529694T3 (de) |
ES (2) | ES2094265T3 (de) |
NO (1) | NO178022C (de) |
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1990
- 1990-05-25 JP JP2133863A patent/JPH03131544A/ja active Pending
- 1990-06-22 AU AU57747/90A patent/AU632336B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1990-06-26 JP JP2165549A patent/JPH04119939A/ja active Pending
- 1990-06-27 CA CA002019919A patent/CA2019919A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1990-06-28 NO NO902897A patent/NO178022C/no unknown
- 1990-06-28 US US07/544,942 patent/US5106401A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-06-29 DE DE69028414T patent/DE69028414T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-06-29 ES ES92119449T patent/ES2094265T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-06-29 ES ES90112460T patent/ES2052107T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-06-29 DK DK92119449.4T patent/DK0529694T3/da active
- 1990-06-29 EP EP90112460A patent/EP0405580B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-06-29 EP EP92119449A patent/EP0529694B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-06-29 DE DE69006940T patent/DE69006940T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-06-29 DK DK90112460.2T patent/DK0405580T3/da active
- 1990-06-29 CN CN90103293A patent/CN1029952C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1992
- 1992-06-15 AU AU18251/92A patent/AU645692B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1992-07-24 US US07/924,767 patent/US5306322A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
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NO178022C (no) | 1996-01-10 |
US5306322A (en) | 1994-04-26 |
AU645692B2 (en) | 1994-01-20 |
CA2019919A1 (en) | 1990-12-29 |
CN1048372A (zh) | 1991-01-09 |
US5106401A (en) | 1992-04-21 |
JPH03131544A (ja) | 1991-06-05 |
NO178022B (no) | 1995-10-02 |
ES2052107T3 (es) | 1994-07-01 |
DK0405580T3 (da) | 1994-03-28 |
AU1825192A (en) | 1992-08-06 |
DE69028414D1 (de) | 1996-10-10 |
DK0529694T3 (da) | 1996-12-02 |
NO902897D0 (no) | 1990-06-28 |
EP0529694A2 (de) | 1993-03-03 |
AU5774790A (en) | 1991-01-03 |
EP0405580A2 (de) | 1991-01-02 |
EP0529694B1 (de) | 1996-09-04 |
EP0405580B1 (de) | 1994-03-02 |
NO902897L (no) | 1991-01-02 |
EP0405580A3 (en) | 1991-02-06 |
CN1029952C (zh) | 1995-10-11 |
AU632336B2 (en) | 1992-12-24 |
DE69028414T2 (de) | 1997-02-06 |
ES2094265T3 (es) | 1997-01-16 |
JPH04119939A (ja) | 1992-04-21 |
DE69006940T2 (de) | 1994-07-14 |
EP0529694A3 (en) | 1993-06-02 |
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