Meltblown fibers: Influence of viscosity and elasticity on diameter distribution

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 165, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 892-900

  Tan, Dawud H ^a   Zhou, Chunfeng ^a   Ellison, Christopher J ^a,b   Kumar, Satish ^a   Macosko, Christopher W ^a   Bates, Frank S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal blend; Fiber; Fiber diameter distribution; Melt blowing; Polymer; Polystyrene blend; Slender jet model

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL BLENDS; FIBER DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; FIBER DIAMETERS; MELT BLOWING; POLYSTYRENE BLEND; POLYSTYRENE BLENDS;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SPINNING (FIBERS); TEXTILE BLENDS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

FIBERS;

EID: 77953959972     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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