Effect of draw furnace geometry on high-speed optical fiber manufacturing

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 757-781

  Cheng, Xu ^a   Jaluria, Yogesh ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETCHING; FUSED SILICA; GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING FURNACES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MANUFACTURE; POLISHING; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CYLINDRICAL GRAPHITE FURNACE; HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING; OPTICAL FIBER DRAWING; THERMAL TRANSPORT;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0036603002     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780290059332     Document Type: Article

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