| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K06952/01 |
| Title: |
PRODUCTION OF SILICA GLASSES FROM FLAMES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Williams, Professor A |
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Fuel and Energy |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1994 |
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31 December 1996 |
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176,721
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It is known that, when silicon is added to an oxygen-rich flame burning against a cooled surface, a silica glass is deposited. This has advantages for developing a large-scale, new industrial process, if the purity of the glass is high. It is essential first to discover the basic chemistry of the species formed by silicon in a flame. Next the identify, temperature and size distribution of any particles should be ascertained. Also, the conditions for maximising the production of solid silica need discovering. This fundamental information, together with fluid-mechanical studies and measured rates of deposition of a glass, should reveal the mechanism for mass transfer. Also, determinations of the glass's composition are important for choosing the optimal design for both a burner and also the cooled surface on which silica glasses are to be collected. A major components of the work is to be centred around a CFD modelling of the flame chemistry of Si species, together with deposition of SiO2 to form a glass on the cooled surface.
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