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Modeling melt blowing fiber with different polymer constitutive equations

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The characteristics of molten polymer plays a major role in fiber formation in the melt blowing (MB) process. In this paper, the Maxwell model and two kinds of the standard linear solid (SLS) models in the bead-viscoelastic element model are proposed for melt blown fiber formation simulation. The fiber diameter, velocity and stress are studied with these different constitutive equations of polymer. The trajectory path of fiber whipping is obtained using numerical simulation and compares with the actual fiber motion which is captured with a high-speed camera. The results present that the Standard Linear Solid Model (SLS) is better than Maxwell model to predict the melt blown fiber’s characteristics under the same air drawing conditions, including fiber diameter, velocity and stress. The whipping motion of the fiber also can be well expressed by SLS constitutive model. The mathematical model with SLS model provides a clear understanding on the mechanism of the formation of microfibers during melt blowing.

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  1. Materials and Textile Engineering College, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China

    Wanli Han

  2. College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Xinhou Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Textile Science & Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Xinhou Wang

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Han, W., Wang, X. Modeling melt blowing fiber with different polymer constitutive equations. Fibers Polym 17, 74–79 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-016-5721-7

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