Modeling of Dry Spinning of Polymer Fibers

The developed two-dimensional dry spinning model together with a die swell subroutine supplied by an industrial company has been used to generate predictions, which were compared to experimental data. Based on the analysis of the predictions and comparisons, we learn that phase separation cannot occur during dry spinning because the solvent concentration path does not cross over the binodal curve; instead, it passes into the homogeneous glass transition region. Model predictions were compared with concentration data for different DPF (denier per fiber) fibers and fairly good agreement is acquired by tuning the prefactors in the phenomenological diffusion coefficients. It is also suggested that more systematic diffusion coefficient measurements are needed. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gou, Zeming

Contributors dc:contributor

• McHugh, Anthony J.

• Engineering, Chemical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3101848

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82353