GAS RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION

GAS RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION

A method of producing an optical fiber is provided that includes the steps of flowing a first gas into an optical fiber draw furnace. The first gas is passed through a heated section configured to contain and heat a glass source from which the optical fiber is drawn, passing the first gas through a...

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Hauptverfasser: CARLTON, Stephen Mitchell, JEWELL, John Michael, ZHOU, Chunfeng, KLADIAS, Nikolaos Pantelis, VARGHEESE, Kochuparambil Deenamma
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
CHEMISTRY
GLASS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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Zusammenfassung:A method of producing an optical fiber is provided that includes the steps of flowing a first gas into an optical fiber draw furnace. The first gas is passed through a heated section configured to contain and heat a glass source from which the optical fiber is drawn, passing the first gas through a muffle which defines a capture chamber. A portion of the first gas is removed through at least one reclaim port operatively coupled to the capture chamber. A second gas flows into a gas screen at a rate configured to substantially recover a pressure drop associated with removing the portion of the first gas.