The invention discloses a device and a method for modifying glass fibers by
microwave plasmas, and relates to the technical field of
glass fiber modification. The device is composed of a single-mode electrodeless
microwave plasma torch and a transmission production
workbench, the single-mode electrodeless
microwave plasma torch comprises a high-temperature-resistant wave-transparent
quartz reaction chamber, a compression
waveguide, a
nitrogen inlet and the like, and the transmission production
workbench is provided with a plurality of
microwave plasma torch combination devices and a
glass fiber conveying mechanism. According to the method, 10L / min-30L / min
nitrogen is adopted as an excitation medium, a 1500W-3000W variable-frequency
microwave power supply is matched with a water-cooled magnetron to generate 2.45 GHz microwaves, the microwaves are concentrated through a compression
waveguide and then act with the
nitrogen to generate plasmas, glass fibers to be treated are modified for 30s-90s, and the glass fibers are repeatedly treated after being turned over. The device realizes normal-pressure operation, has no
electrode loss, improves the industrial treatment capacity, and meets the large-scale
glass fiber modification requirement.