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*Corresponding Author: Zeeshan, Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan.
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Exact Solution of PTT Fluid in Optical Fiber Coating Analysis using Two-layer
Coating Flow
Zeeshan
1
, Saeed Islam
1
, Rehan Ali Shah
2
,
Ilyas Khan
3
, Taza Gul
1
1
Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan
2
Department of Mathematics, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, KPK,
3
Department of Basic Sciences College of Engineering Majmaah University, P.O. Box 66, Majmaah 11952,
Saudi Arabia.
Received: October 22, 2014
Accepted: January 1, 2015
ABSTRACT
To investigate double-layer resin coating of optical fiber glass is, hereby, conducted on the wet-on-wet process. For
this purpose the PTT (phan Thien Tanner) model was adopted for this study. As a simple, the coating process in the
primary and secondary coating die was taken of two immiscible Non-Newtonian viscoelastic PTT fluids of different
viscosities with a signed pressure gradient. The problem of heat transfer analysis is considered in optical fiber coating
analysis. Exact solution for the velocity, shear stress, volume flux and temperature distribution for the primary and
secondary coating die are obtained. Thickness of coated fiber optic in both layers is also calculated. The effect of
Brinkman number
1
, Deborah number
1
2
, characteristics velocity
1
and radii ratio on the velocity, temperature,
volume flow rate, shear stress and on the thickness of the coated fiber optics is discussed and sketched. It was found
that velocity increases with increasing values of these parameters. The volume flow rate increases with increasing
1
2
and . The thickness of coated fiber optic increase with increasing of
1
2
and . It is found that the shear stress and
force on the fiber increase with increasing
1
2
. The temperature depends upon
1
,
1
2
and
1
, and it increases with
increasing these parameters
KEYWORDS: PTT fluid, Opticalfiber coating, Two-layer coating Flows, WOW coating, Pressure Gradient is
constant, incompressible fluid.
1 INTRODUCTION
The flow of non-Newtonian fluids has attained substantial importance owing of its applications in different
branches of science and engineering: particularly in chemical industries, bio-engineering and material processing. It is
a well-known reality that the characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids are relatively different when compared with the
viscous liquids. Therefore, the Navier-Stokes equation is incompressible to explain the behavior of these fluids.
Similar to viscous fluids, it is complicated to propose single mathematical model that possess all properties of such
fluids. In view of that, various models have been planned to describe the behavior of these fluids. Amongst there are
fluids of different types of grade n (Truesdell and Noll [1]), such as second grade fluid, third grade fluid, fourth grade
fluid, elastic viscous fluid, Maxwell fluid, Oldroyd B fluid, Oldroyd 8-consatnt fluids, Phan Thien and Tanner fluid,
Power law fluids etc, and the first grade fluid are the viscous fluid. Among many, the constitutive equation proposed
by Phan-Thien Tanner (PTT) [2] has been the subject of increasingly extensive study in recent year. Oliveira and
Pinho [3] studied the problem of fully developed channel and pipe flows of PTT fluids and obtained analytical
expression for velocity fields and stress components in both geometries. The corresponding heat transfer problem of
fully developed pipe and channel flows of such fluids was also investigated by Pinho and Oliveira [4]. Some other
studies regarding PTT fluid have been carried out in [5] and [6].
An optical fiber consists of high purity Silica glass fiber, which is used to carry information in the form light
wave signals. Optical fiber is produced through a series of n-line processes; through heated silica perform in a furnace,
the glass fiber is drawn. Then the drawn glass fiber is cooled down in a dedicated fiber cooling system. Further this
bare fiber glass is coated with polymer, and finally by ultraviolet (UV) curing. Coatings provide protection from
mechanical damage.
There has been several research efforts in analyzing the coating die flow in optical fiber coating process.
Entrance meniscus in a pressurized optical fiber coating applicator is investigated by Revinuter and S. Polymeripoulos
in [7]. Dielectric-fiber surface wave guides for optical frequencies are investigated by C. K. Kao in [8]. Stevens et al
[9] gives the application of Ultraviolet (UV) coatings to glass optical fiber. T. Wei [10] examined the effect of polymer
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