Effect of vitreous fluid temperature on fiber diameter and surface topography of glass wool by centrifugal-spinneret-blow process

Binbin Li, Zhaofeng Chen, Zhou Chen, Jinlian Qiu, Yanqing Zhou, Jieming Zhou

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Abstract

In this paper, glass wools were prepared under different vitreous fluid temperature (vary from 1100°C to 1300°C) by centrifugal-spinneret-blow process. The effect of vitreous fluid temperature on fiber diameter and surface topography of glass wool has been studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Vertical Optical Microscope. With the increase of vitreous fluid temperature (T) from 1100°C to 1250°C, the mean fiber diameter decreased from 6.6μm to 3.9μm. When vitreous fluid temperature goes up to 1300°C, the mean fiber diameter increased to 4.1μm, slightly bigger than that of 1250°C. There are many protuberances in the fiber for T=1100°C and 1150°C because the surface tension is very strong at low temperature. The surface topography of fiber becomes smooth when the temperature is higher than 1200°C. The results show that the vitreous fluid temperature has a direct and pronounced effect on fiber diameter and surface topography. The optimum vitreous fluid temperature is about 1250°C.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials
Pages1996-2001
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ICAMMP 2011 - Guilin, China
Duration: 16 Dec 201118 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume415-417
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ICAMMP 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period16/12/1118/12/11

Keywords

  • Fiber diameter
  • Glass wool
  • Surface topography
  • Vitreous fluid temperature

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