TWI317800B - Fiber coolant system including improved gas seals - Google Patents

Fiber coolant system including improved gas seals

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TWI317800B
TWI317800B TW093106147A TW93106147A TWI317800B TW I317800 B TWI317800 B TW I317800B TW 093106147 A TW093106147 A TW 093106147A TW 93106147 A TW93106147 A TW 93106147A TW I317800 B TWI317800 B TW I317800B
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system including
coolant system
improved gas
including improved
gas seals
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TW093106147A
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Frederick W Giacobbe
Ovidiu Marin
Joseph E Paganessi
M Usman Ghani
Martin Theriault
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Air Liquide
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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
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/025—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, e.g. drawing fibres from preforms
    • C03B37/027—Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, e.g. glass optical fibres
    • C03B37/02718—Thermal treatment of the fibre during the drawing process, e.g. cooling
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2205/00—Fibre drawing or extruding details
    • C03B2205/50—Cooling the drawn fibre using liquid coolant prior to coating, e.g. indirect cooling via cooling jacket
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2205/00—Fibre drawing or extruding details
    • C03B2205/55—Cooling or annealing the drawn fibre prior to coating using a series of coolers or heaters
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2205/00—Fibre drawing or extruding details
    • C03B2205/60—Optical fibre draw furnaces
    • C03B2205/82—Means for sealing the fibre exit or lower end of the furnace
    • C03B2205/83—Means for sealing the fibre exit or lower end of the furnace using gas

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
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TW093106147A 2003-04-04 2004-03-09 Fiber coolant system including improved gas seals TWI317800B (en)

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US46067303P 2003-04-04 2003-04-04
US46419103P 2003-04-21 2003-04-21
US10/765,468 US20040194513A1 (en) 2003-04-04 2004-01-28 Fiber coolant system including improved gas seals

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TW200506299A TW200506299A (en) 2005-02-16
TWI317800B true TWI317800B (en) 2009-12-01

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US (1) US20040194513A1 (zh)
TW (1) TWI317800B (zh)
WO (1) WO2004087595A1 (zh)

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