TY - GEN
T1 - Cascaded control for regulating soot geometry in vapor-phase axial deposition
AU - Jenkins, Hodge E.
AU - Nagurka, Mark L.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - The development of a cascaded feedback control strategy for a vapor-phase axial deposition (VAD) process is investigated in this paper. VAD is a widely used process in the creation of high purity glass for optical fiber. In previous work a soot tip surface temperature controller was developed for the VAD process to reduce the effects of core soot temperature variation on deposition, leading to a more stable process. However, this approach did not address the need to regulate and link the deposition rates of the core and clad torches. To maintain a constant distance between the core and clad deposition surfaces, it is desired to have the core soot and clad soot depositing at the same linear speed to provide a more uniform product. This paper presents the design and development of a cascaded controller strategy and process model to couple and regulate the surface temperature and deposition rates of core and clad soot. Simulations for the process and control scheme demonstrate a potential improvement in the uniformity of the core and clad soot geometry over the soot product length.
AB - The development of a cascaded feedback control strategy for a vapor-phase axial deposition (VAD) process is investigated in this paper. VAD is a widely used process in the creation of high purity glass for optical fiber. In previous work a soot tip surface temperature controller was developed for the VAD process to reduce the effects of core soot temperature variation on deposition, leading to a more stable process. However, this approach did not address the need to regulate and link the deposition rates of the core and clad torches. To maintain a constant distance between the core and clad deposition surfaces, it is desired to have the core soot and clad soot depositing at the same linear speed to provide a more uniform product. This paper presents the design and development of a cascaded controller strategy and process model to couple and regulate the surface temperature and deposition rates of core and clad soot. Simulations for the process and control scheme demonstrate a potential improvement in the uniformity of the core and clad soot geometry over the soot product length.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2006-14197
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2006-14197
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85196558736
SN - 0791837904
SN - 9780791837900
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division (Publication) DSC
BT - Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Dynamic Systems and Control Division
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006
Y2 - 5 November 2006 through 10 November 2006
ER -