Glass Wool and

Optical Fibres

Archi Kumar
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Table of contents
01 Glass Wool 05 Optical Fibers
02 Manufacturing of 06 Manufacturing of

03 Uses of glass wool 07 Uses

glass wool Optical Fibers
of Optical

04 due to glass wool 08 Disadvantages of

fibers
Health Problems
Advantages and

optical fibers
 Glass Wool
a thermal insulation material.
Made from melted glass.
Arranged using a binder.
Has a texture like wool.
Used to ‘package’ air.
Manufacturing of glass wool
 Uses of Glass
Wool
Glass wool insulation is a wool
product with tiny internal pores. The due to the glass itself being similar to the composition of the crystal, glass
fiber wool is a relatively high temperature of use. The maximum use

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pores form a natural air layer that
enhances the insulation properties of temperature can reach 250 ℃, suitable for residential fire protection.

the glass itself. Therefore, glass wool

insulation is a perfect insulation
material.

when the sound passes through the glass fiber Glass wool blankets are widely used in
products, the tiny vibration of the fiber converts

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the sound energy into heat energy, thus
reducing the spread of sound.
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workshops, warehouses, cold rooms,
gyms, exhibition centers, insulation
sheds cultivation; steel buildings, and
various indoor recreational places.
 Optical Fibers
flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light
from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide
usage in fiber-optic communications
Immune to electromagnetic interference
Also used for illumination and imaging.
Includes a core surrounded by a cladding with a low
refractive index.
It is of two types- Single mode fiber, multimode
fiber
 Uses of Fibers

Computer networking and

broadcasting
Internet and cable television
Undersea environments
Medical
 Advantages
and
Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
They support higher bandwidth Copper wire is often cheaper
capacities. than fiber optics.
Light can travel further without Installing new cabling is labor-
needing as much of a signal intensive.
boost. Glass fiber requires more
They can be submerged in protection within an outer cable
water. than copper.
They do not need to be Fiber optic cables are often
maintained or replaced as more fragile.
frequently.
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you