Design and Manufacture of Bushings for Glass Fibre Production
Design and Manufacture of Bushings for Glass Fibre Production
Design and Manufacture of Bushings for Glass Fibre Production
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<strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Manufacture</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bushings</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Glass</strong> <strong>Fibre</strong> <strong>Production</strong><br />
conditions <strong>and</strong> the selection <strong>of</strong> the most appropriate structural materials.[6] An<br />
example <strong>of</strong> the redesign <strong>of</strong> part <strong>of</strong> a bushing is shown in Figure 8.<br />
Figure 8a: Stresses caused by the<br />
temperature pr<strong>of</strong>ile shown in Figure 8c in<br />
original bushing.<br />
Figure 8b: Stresses caused by the<br />
temperature pr<strong>of</strong>ile shown in Figure 8c in<br />
modified bushing.<br />
Figure 8: Example <strong>for</strong> redesign <strong>of</strong><br />
bushing segment using FEM to minimise<br />
stress concentrations, from [6]<br />
Figure 8c: Temperature pr<strong>of</strong>ile in a<br />
segment <strong>of</strong> a bushing<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
We are grateful to Kari Salonaho, Dr. Roman Teschner <strong>and</strong> Jürgen Woltz <strong>for</strong> their<br />
useful contributions <strong>and</strong> constructive discussions regarding the practical applications<br />
<strong>of</strong> glass fibre bushings.<br />
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