Glass manufacturing – Processes – Forming product or preform from molten glass
Patent
1982-04-26
1984-01-31
Fisher, Richard V.
Glass manufacturing
Processes
Forming product or preform from molten glass
65 13, 65 182, 65144, 118724, 118730, C03B 1906, C03B 37025, C03B 3707
Patent
active
044287623
ABSTRACT:
A vapor-phase axial deposition system (5) for fabricating a lightguide soot boule (16). The system (5) is comprised of a short cylindrical housing (10) having end plates (26--26) affixed thereto. A starting member (58) is radially directed into the central portion of the housing (10) and a torch (12) is activated to direct a stream of glassy soot thereat. The member (58) is simultaneously rotated and withdrawn from the housing (10) as a cylindrical, porous, soot boule is formed on the end thereof. The housing (10) having a substantially two-dimensional character eliminates secondary gas flow within the housing (10) resulting in enhanced deposition rates and repeatability.
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Andrejco Matthew J.
Potkay Eugene
Fisher Richard V.
Kirk D. J.
Western Electric Company Inc.
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