Power-law polymer solution flow in a converging annular spinneret: Analytical approximation and numerical computation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-131

  Tung, Kuo Lun ^a   Li, Yu Ling ^a   Hu, Che Chia ^a   Chen, Yu Shao ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conical spinneret; Converging annulus; Hollow fiber membrane; Power law fluid; Shear rate

Indexed keywords

CONICAL SPINNERET; CONVERGING ANNULUS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; POWER LAW FLUID; SHEAR RATES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELONGATION; FLUIDS; MEMBRANES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SPINNING (FIBERS);

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 83255186808     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12561     Document Type: Article

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