Effects of the polymer fiber on the flow field from a slot melt blowing die

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 935-945

  Krutka, Holly M ^a   Shambaugh, Robert L ^a   Papavassiliou, Dimitrios V ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER FIBER; SLOT MELT BLOWING DIE;

BLOWING AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS;

FLOW FIELDS;

BLOWING AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW RATE; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 39449102401     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070871i     Document Type: Article

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