Research Article

Model to Predict Polymer Fibre Diameter during Melt Spinning

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Schematic figure of pilot melt blowing device with hot air stretching and fibre laydown (a), half-view of expansion into spinneret setup with metallic melt filter candles, distribution plate, spin head featuring twenty-one holes and exiting fibres (b), and spinneret with filters as well as die hole and air blade configuration (c).
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