Title :
Evolution of glass bubbles in VAD sintering process
Author :
Hassani, Alireza ; Granpayeh, Nosratollah ; Seraji, Faramarz E. ; Zabihi, Mohammad S.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Res. Group, Iran Telecommun. Res. Center, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Behavior of the bubbles in the fast and slow heating rate of the sintering process is simulated. In fast sintering, bubbles expand and can be joined together to create bigger bubbles. In slow heating rate, bubbles shrink slowly.
Keywords :
bubbles; optical fibres; porous materials; sintering; vapour deposition; VAD sintering process; bubbles shrink; glass bubble evolution; slow heating rate; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Glass; Heating; High speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Preforms; Solid modeling; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, 2003. Proceedings of LFNM 2003. 5th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7709-5
DOI :
10.1109/LFNM.2003.1246152
