Effect of Draw Furnace Geometry on High Speed Optical Fiber Manufacturing

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Cheng ◽  
Yogesh Jaluria
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Graphite Furnace ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Force Balance ◽  
Zonal Method

Abstract The motivation of manufacturers to pursue higher productivity and low costs in the fabrication of optical fibers requires large diameter silica-based preforms drawn into fiber at very high speed. An optimal design of the draw furnace is particularly desirable to meet the need of high-volume production in the optical fiber industry. This paper investigates optical fiber drawing at high draw speeds in a cylindrincal graphite furnace. A conjugate problem involving the glass and the purge gases is considered. The transport in the two regions is coupled through the boundary conditions at the free glass surface. The zonal method is used to model the radiative heat transfer in the glass. The neck-down profile of the preform at steady state is determined by a force balance, using an iterative numerical scheme. Thermally induced defects are also considered. To emphasize the effects of draw furnace geometry, the diameters of the preform and the fiber are kept fixed at 5 cm and 125 μm, respectively. The length and the diameter of the furnace are changed. For the purposes of comparison, a wide domain of draw speeds, ranging from 5 m/s to 20 m/s, is considered, and the form of the temperature distribution at the furnace surface is kept unchanged. The dependence of the preform/fiber characteristics, such as neckdown profile, velocity distribution and lag, temperature distribution and lag, heat transfer coefficent, defect concentration, and draw tension, on the furnace geometry is determined. Based on these numerical results, an optimal design of the draw furnace can be developed.

scholarly journals Shock Tube as an Impulsive Application Device

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Ranjan Nanda ◽  
Sumit Agarwal ◽  
Vinayak Kulkarni ◽  
Niranjan Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Shock Tube ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Force Measurement ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Wave Force ◽  
Impulsive Loading ◽  
Force Balance ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Impulse Facility

Current investigations solely focus on application of an impulse facility in diverse area of high-speed aerodynamics and structural mechanics. Shock tube, the fundamental impulse facility, is specially designed and calibrated for present objectives. Force measurement experiments are performed on a hemispherical test model integrated with the stress wave force balance. Similar test model is considered for heat transfer measurements using coaxial thermocouple. Force and heat transfer experiments demonstrated that the strain gauge and thermocouple have lag time of 11.5 and 9 microseconds, respectively. Response time of these sensors in measuring the peak load is also measured successfully using shock tube facility. As an outcome, these sensors are found to be suitable for impulse testing. Lastly, the response of aluminum plates subjected to impulsive loading is analyzed by measuring the in-plane strain produced during deformation. Thus, possibility of forming tests in shock is also confirmed.

Research on the Inversion of Equivalent Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient of Mass Concrete by Calculating its Heat Flux

2012 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 264-269
Author(s):  
Li Xin Qu ◽  
Yi Hong Zhou ◽  
Yao Ying Huang ◽  
Guo Qing Tang ◽  
Shao Wu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Mass Concrete ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Most of the cracks on concrete dam are external ones, while external heat preservation is an important measure to prevent cracking. In order to obtain the actual thermal parameters, according to thermal conduction theory and the temperature distribution conditions of optical fiber on concrete surface, the surface temperature distribution of concrete pouring deck was real-time monitored by setting optical fiber in different depths; then the surface heat flux of mass concrete was calculated, thereby the equivalent surface heat transfer coefficient, which varied as time goes, was inversed. It is indicated that the inversion process is relatively simple and reliable, and the heat transfer coefficient obtained can well reflect the real performance of the insulation materials. Meanwhile, it is also indicated that the heat transfer coefficient of equivalent surface varies as time goes, which can contribute to back analysis calculation and actual engineering practice.

Thermal Transport and Flow in High-Speed Optical Fiber Drawing

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 916-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilong Yin ◽  
Y. Jaluria
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Thermal Transport ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Radiative Transport ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
Furnace Temperature ◽  
Fiber Drawing ◽  
Zonal Method ◽  
Optical Fiber Drawing ◽  
Purge Gas

The thermal transport associated with optical fiber drawing at relatively high drawing speeds, ranging up to around 15 m/s, has been numerically investigated. A conjugate problem involving the glass and the purge gas regions is solved. The transport in the preform/fiber is coupled, through the boundary conditions, with that in the purge gas, which is used to provide an inert environment in the furnace. The zonal method, which models radiative transport between finite zones in a participating medium, has been employed to compute the radiative heat transfer in the glass. The flow of glass due to the drawing process is modeled with a prescribed free-surface neck-down profile. The numerical results are compared with the few that are available in the literature. The effects of important physical variables such as draw speed, purge gas velocity and properties, furnace temperature, and preform diameter on the flow and the thermal field are investigated. It is found that the fiber drawing speed, the furnace temperature, and the preform diameter have significant effects on the temperature field in the preform/fiber, while the effects of the purge gas velocity and properties are relatively minor. The overall heating of the preform/fiber is largely due to radiative transport in the furnace and the changes needed in the furnace temperature distribution in order to heat the glass to its softening point at high speeds are determined.

scholarly journals Temperature distribution of a test specimen with high-speed heat air-flow passing through

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6 Part A) ◽  
pp. 2527-2538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Xiong ◽  
Yunhua Li ◽  
Sujun Dong
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Test Specimen ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Heat Transfer Theory ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, a solution method for the temperature distribution of rectangular test specimen with a high-speed heat air-flow passing through is proposed based on the heat transfer theory and numerical calculation, and the feasibility of temperature prediction method is validated. Firstly, the partial differential equations to describe the average temperature in the section of the hot air-flow and the specimen are established and the solving method using MATLAB solver is proposed. Then, based on heat transfer conduction equation and the average temperature, the temperature distribution at different point in each section is calculated. The comparison between numerical computation and experiment shows that two results are in good agreement, which verifies the correctness of the presented prediction method of the temperature distribution of the specimen.

Steady and Unsteady Temperature Measurements in the Wake of a Linear Cascade with Heated Airfoils

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Svenja Aberle-Kern ◽  
Thomas Ripplinger ◽  
Reinhard Niehuis
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Current Mode ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Unsteady Temperature

Abstract Understanding basic aerodynamic and thermodynamic processes in engine components is critical to achieving higher efficiencies and lower fuel consumption in aircraft engines. To aid in this process, a linear compressor cascade was investigated in the high-speed cascade wind tunnel of the Institute of Jet Propulsion to quantify the influence of heat transfer on the temperature distribution in the wake and, finally, the profile loss. For this purpose, a patented five-hole probe with an integrated thermocouple was developed and applied for steady measurements. Additionally, a hot-wire measurement set-up was implemented to receive temperature fluctuations via the constant current mode as well as velocity fluctuations via the constant temperature mode. A novel method for a two-way temperature and velocity correction for the two types of hot-wire measurement is presented. Good agreement between the measurement data of the five-hole probe and averaged data from hot-wire anemometry was found. The temperature distribution indicates the occurrence of energy separation which in some cases is overlain with the effects of heat transfer. In addition, the analysis of unsteady fluctuations of temperature and velocity give more detailed information about the vortex shedding in the wake, including the size of the vortices. Finally, this is the first discussion of energy separation at a compressor cascade combined with overlain effects of heat transfer on the blade surface.

scholarly journals Study on the Thermal Performance and Temperature Distribution of Ball Bearings in the Traction Motor of a High-Speed EMU

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4373
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Junci Cao ◽  
Qingbin Tong ◽  
Guoping An ◽  
Ruifang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Ball Bearings ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Rolling Bearings ◽  
Traction Motors

The transient thermal performance of rolling bearings affects the mechanical performance and system safety of traction motors. Most of the traditional empirical formulas used in temperature analysis have been simplified and cannot be completely applied to the calculation of heat generation and convection heat transfer coefficients. Based on the comparative analysis of finite element transient temperature and experimental data, this paper proposes a correction method of mathematical model and derives an accurate calculation formula for the heat generation and lubricant convection heat transfer coefficient of ball bearings applicable for the non-driving end in the traction motor of a high-speed EMU (Electric Multiple Unit). The accuracy of the results has been verified by durability experiment data. In addition, with changes in speed, radial load and other factors taken into account, we have analyzed the influence of these time-varying factors on ball bearing temperature, as well as the temperature distribution law of each component in a grease-lubricated bearing, in a bid to lay a foundation for follow-up research on the heat transfer laws of traction motors and rolling bearings.

scholarly journals Heat transfer analysis of insulation materials with flexible multilayers

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1415-1420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Jing Chen ◽  
Zheng Guo ◽  
Wei-Dong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Harsh Environment ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Study Heat Transfer ◽  
Harsh Conditions

A new flexible multilayer thermal insulation material is presented for applications at harsh environment as high as 433 K or as low as 123 K. A heat transfer model is established and solved to study heat transfer through the material, including radiation, solid heat transfer and gas heat transfer. Comparison between the experimental results and the theoretical prediction shows that the model is feasible to be applied in engineering. The temperature distribution of samples with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 layers, respectively, the radiation, solid and gas heat transfer of a sample with 10 layers are analyzed at harsh conditions (123 K and 433 K) and the normal condition as well. The theoretical thermal analysis provides an active instruction to an optimal design of such protective materials.

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