Superconductor fiber elongation with a heated injected gas
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for producing flexible fibers of superconducting material includes a crucible for containing a charge of the superconducting material. The material is melted in the crucible and falls in a stream through a bottom hole in the crucible. The stream falls through a protecting collar which maintains the stream at high temperatures. The stream is then supplied through a downwardly directed nozzle where it is subjected to a high velocity of a heated gas which breaks the melted superconducting material into ligaments which solidify into the flexible fibers. The fibers are collected by directing them against a collection filter. 10 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 672620
- Patent Number(s):
- 5759961
- Application Number:
- PAN: 7-921,821; CNN: Contract SC-91-225
- Assignee:
- Babcock and Wilcox Co., New Orleans, LA (United States)
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 2 Jun 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; SUPERCONDUCTORS; FIBERS; FABRICATION; CRUCIBLES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; SOLIDIFICATION; ELONGATION
Citation Formats
Zeigler, D D, Conrad, B L, and Gleixner, R A. Superconductor fiber elongation with a heated injected gas. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Zeigler, D D, Conrad, B L, & Gleixner, R A. Superconductor fiber elongation with a heated injected gas. United States.
Zeigler, D D, Conrad, B L, and Gleixner, R A. Tue .
"Superconductor fiber elongation with a heated injected gas". United States.
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title = {Superconductor fiber elongation with a heated injected gas},
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abstractNote = {An improved method and apparatus for producing flexible fibers of superconducting material includes a crucible for containing a charge of the superconducting material. The material is melted in the crucible and falls in a stream through a bottom hole in the crucible. The stream falls through a protecting collar which maintains the stream at high temperatures. The stream is then supplied through a downwardly directed nozzle where it is subjected to a high velocity of a heated gas which breaks the melted superconducting material into ligaments which solidify into the flexible fibers. The fibers are collected by directing them against a collection filter. 10 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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