?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F32%2F&rft.title=Modelling+of+melt+on+spinning+wheels&rft.creator=Breward%2C+Chris&rft.creator=Dyson%2C+Rosemary&rft.creator=Edwards%2C+Carina&rft.creator=Metcalfe%2C+Paul&rft.creator=Please%2C+Colin&rft.creator=Zyskin%2C+Maxim&rft.subject=Materials&rft.description=Thermal+Ceramics+manufacture+high-temperature+thermal+insulation%2C+much+of+which+is+made+in+the+form+of+fibre%2C+for+use+in+furnaces%2C+aeroengines%2C+domestic+appliances%2C+fire+protection+systems+and+other+applications.+In+the+manufacturing+process%2C+a+melt+stream+emerges+from+a+circular+orifice+and+falls+on+to+two+successive+spinning+wheels%2C+resulting+in+fiberisation.+However%2C+the+process+also+results+in+a+significant+fraction+of+unfiberised+material+in+the+form+of+shot+particles.+The+presence+of+shot+tends+to+increase+the+thermal+conductivity+of+the+final+product.+Moreover%2C+some+areas+of+application%2C+such+as+the+automotive+industry%2C+require+clean+fibre+with+zero+shot.+Reducing+the+amount+of+shot+that+is+produced+in+the+fiberisation+process+would+also+reduce+the+costs+of+'cleaning'+the+fibres+for+these+markets.+The+Study+Group+was+asked+to+look+at+how+melt+transfers+on+to+the+spinning+wheels%2C+what+kind+of+melt+layer+exists+on+the+wheels%2C+and+how+this+layer+breaks+up.+By+using+a+mathematical+model+to+understand+the+relative+importance+of+various+parameters%2C+it+is+hoped+to+guide+experimental+trials+and+then+the+scale-up+to+production+levels.&rft.date=2005-03-12&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F32%2F1%2FThermalCeramics.pdf&rft.identifier=++Breward%2C+Chris+and+Dyson%2C+Rosemary+and+Edwards%2C+Carina+and+Metcalfe%2C+Paul+and+Please%2C+Colin+and+Zyskin%2C+Maxim++(2005)+Modelling+of+melt+on+spinning+wheels.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithinst.ac.uk%2FProjects%2FESGI49%2FESGI49-ThermalCeramics%2FReport%2FThermalCeramics.pdf