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US 11,981,599 B2Granted
Process for drying wet glass fibre forming packages
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorsEtienne Roux, Philippe Boissonnat
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Abstract
Herein is described a process for drying wet glass fibre forming packages, the process comprising: providing a wet glass fibre forming package comprising a strand of glass fibres with an aqueous sizing applied to the glass fibres; and subjecting the wet glass fibre forming package to microwave radiation having a frequency in the range of about 750 to about 1050 MHz.
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A process for drying a wet glass fiber forming package, the process comprising:
- providing a wet glass fiber forming package comprising a strand of glass fibers with an aqueous sizing applied to the glass fibers;
- supporting the wet glass fiber forming package on a metal support;
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- subjecting the wet glass fiber forming package on the metal support to microwave radiation having a frequency in the range of about 750 MHz to about 1050 MHz;
- wherein the metal support is magnetic, and
- wherein the aqueous sizing comprises a silane coupling agent and a film former.
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