A reduced gravity fiber pulling apparatus (FPA) was constructed in order to study the effects of gravity on glass fiber formation. The apparatus was specifically designed and built for use on NASA's KC-135 aircraft. To date, four flights have been completed during which E-glass fiber was successfully produced in simulated lunar gravity.
Reduced Gravity Fiber Pulling Apparatus
1992
14 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Ceramics, Refractories, & Glass , Fibers & Textiles , E glass , Glass fibers , Low gravity manufacturing , C-135 aircraft , Gravitational effects , Lunar gravitation , Lunar gravity simulator , Pulling , Reduced gravity , Controllers , Data acquisition , Furnaces , Heat exchangers , Hygrometers , Personal computers , Temperature control
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