Furnace for Sintering Silica Soot Bodies

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APP PUB NO 20150135772A1
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14538081

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An apparatus and method are provided for sintering a hollow cylindrical body of porous synthetic silica. The apparatus comprises a hollow mandrel for supporting the body in a horizontal position, and the mandrel is housed within a vacuum furnace having heating elements arranged to surround the body circumferentially along its entire length. The method includes supporting the body on a hollow horizontally-oriented mandrel in a vacuum furnace in which heating elements are disposed surrounding the body, and heating the body by means of the elements to a sintering temperature.

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HERAEUS QUARTZ UK LIMITEDWALLSEND TYNE AND WEAR NE28 6DD

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Coapes, Richard Benjamin Benton, GB 3 18
Mundy, Alan Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB 7 29
Sayce, Ian George Stocksfield, GB 14 117

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