METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW THROUGH AN ANNEALING FURNACE DURING OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW THROUGH AN ANNEALING FURNACE DURING OPTICAL FIBER PRODUCTION

An optical fiber production system includes an annealing furnace having a furnace inlet, a furnace outlet, and a process tube extending between the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet, the process tube having a process tube wall and a heating zone including at least one heating element. The optical...

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Hauptverfasser: Kingsbury, Spencer Thomas, Billings, Kenneth Duane, Watson, Johnnie Edward, Moore, Robert Clark, Todt, Michael James
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CHEMISTRY
GLASS
MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
METALLURGY
MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:An optical fiber production system includes an annealing furnace having a furnace inlet, a furnace outlet, and a process tube extending between the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet, the process tube having a process tube wall and a heating zone including at least one heating element. The optical fiber production system also includes a gas distribution assembly fluidly coupled to the furnace outlet and structurally configured to induce gas flow from the gas distribution assembly into the process tube such that gas flows within the process tube in an upflow direction.