Comprehensive Experimentation, Simulation and Optimization of Optical Fiber Coating at High Draw Speeds

高拉速光纤涂层的综合实验、模拟和优化

• 批准号: 0119356
• 负责人: Yogesh Jaluria
• 金额: $ 30.47万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2006-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0119356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Comprehensive; Experimentation; Simulation; Optimization; Optical

The research is focused on high speed coating of optical fibers, a step in the draw process that is critical to the quality and low cost fabrication of optical fibers for telecommunications and other applications. It involves four main aspects (a) modeling and simulation of the transport processes within coating applicator/die systems, (b) experimentation with a laboratory off-line system developed previously, allowing measurements with different operating conditions, (c) experimentation on a full-scale draw tower, and (d) measurement of specific properties (thickness, concentricity, integrity, presence of bubbles, etc) of coatings produced under controlled conditions. The models will be validated by experiments on the two facilities, particularly at large speeds. The dependence of coating characteristics on the operating conditions will be established. This approach will therefore provide a quantitative, systematic, and validated means to predict and control fiber-coating characteristics.

这项研究的重点是光纤的高速涂层，这是拉制过程中的一个步骤，对电信和其他应用的光纤的质量和低成本制造至关重要。 它包括四个主要方面：（a）涂料涂布机/模头系统内输送过程的建模和模拟，（B）利用先前开发的实验室离线系统进行实验，允许在不同操作条件下进行测量，（c）在全尺寸拉伸塔上进行实验，以及（d）特定性能的测量（厚度、同心度、完整性、气泡的存在等）。 这些模型将通过在两个设施上的实验进行验证，特别是在高速下。 将建立涂层特性对操作条件的依赖性。 因此，这种方法将提供一个定量的，系统的，和验证的手段来预测和控制光纤涂层特性。