ZA9810638B - Method and apparatus for cooling optical fibers - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for cooling optical fibers

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Publication number
ZA9810638B
ZA9810638B ZA9810638A ZA9810638A ZA9810638B ZA 9810638 B ZA9810638 B ZA 9810638B ZA 9810638 A ZA9810638 A ZA 9810638A ZA 9810638 A ZA9810638 A ZA 9810638A ZA 9810638 B ZA9810638 B ZA 9810638B
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optical fibers
cooling optical
cooling
fibers
optical
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ZA9810638A
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Giacomo Stefano Roba
Roberto Pata
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Pirelli Cavi E Sistemi Spa
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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
    • 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
    • C03B2205/55—Cooling or annealing the drawn fibre prior to coating using a series of coolers or heaters

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
ZA9810638A 1997-11-21 1998-11-20 Method and apparatus for cooling optical fibers ZA9810638B (en)

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EP97120403 1997-11-21

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EP (1) EP1032541B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2001524441A (de)
KR (1) KR100552979B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1120134C (de)
AR (1) AR017658A1 (de)
AU (1) AU741066B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9814671A (de)
CA (1) CA2311537A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69822497T2 (de)
IL (1) IL136143A0 (de)
NZ (1) NZ504479A (de)
TR (1) TR200001456T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1999026891A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA9810638B (de)

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NZ504479A (en) 2003-04-29
IL136143A0 (en) 2001-05-20
WO1999026891A1 (en) 1999-06-03
CN1120134C (zh) 2003-09-03
CN1279654A (zh) 2001-01-10
DE69822497T2 (de) 2005-02-03
DE69822497D1 (de) 2004-04-22
TR200001456T2 (tr) 2000-11-21
JP2001524441A (ja) 2001-12-04
EP1032541B1 (de) 2004-03-17
AU741066B2 (en) 2001-11-22
KR100552979B1 (ko) 2006-02-16
AR017658A1 (es) 2001-09-12
AU2049299A (en) 1999-06-15
BR9814671A (pt) 2000-10-03
CA2311537A1 (en) 1999-06-03
KR20010032296A (ko) 2001-04-16
EP1032541A1 (de) 2000-09-06

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