CPC C23C 16/54 (2013.01) [C04B 35/62844 (2013.01); C04B 35/62868 (2013.01); C04B 35/62878 (2013.01); C04B 35/62884 (2013.01); C23C 16/325 (2013.01); C23C 16/342 (2013.01); C23C 16/455 (2013.01); C23C 16/545 (2013.01); D02J 1/18 (2013.01); B65H 57/16 (2013.01); B65H 57/18 (2013.01); C04B 2235/524 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5224 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5228 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5264 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A tow coating reactor system comprising:
a reactor for receiving fiber tow; and
a wedge situated adjacent the reactor and configured to receive the tow at a tip end, such that as the tow moves across the wedge, the wedge spreads the tow into a plurality of sub-tows, wherein the wedge includes a plurality of longitudinal grooves, each of the plurality of longitudinal grooves configured to receive one of the plurality of sub-tows, and the wedge includes a plurality of fins within each of the plurality of longitudinal grooves.
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