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Studies on high‐speed melt spinning of noncircular cross‐section fibers. II. On‐line measurement of the spin line, including change in cross‐sectional shape
Author(s) -
Takarada Wataru,
Ito Hiroshi,
Kikutani Takeshi,
Okui Norimasa
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1251
Subject(s) - materials science , spinning , fiber , cross section (physics) , composite material , deformation (meteorology) , line (geometry) , tension (geology) , melt spinning , attenuation , spin (aerodynamics) , optics , compression (physics) , geometry , physics , thermodynamics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Abstract On‐line measurement was performed in the high‐speed spinning of flat, hollow, and circular fibers of poly(ethylene terephthalate), paying particular attention to the change in cross‐sectional shape along the spin line. The diameter profiles of hollow and circular fibers were essentially identical, whereas the deformation of flat fiber shifted to the region closer to the spinneret. The necklike deformation of hollow and circular fibers started at the takeup velocity of 5 km/min. In the case of flat fibers, presence of the necklike deformation was confirmed at 4 km/min, and extremely steep diameter attenuation was observed at 5 km/min. The spin‐line tension of the flat fiber was also larger than that of circular fibers. Combined measurements of fiber velocity and thickness enabled us to evaluate the aspect ratio of the flat fiber and hollow ratio of the hollow fiber in the spin line. These two factors were found to decrease steeply near the spinneret. Accordingly, the thinning of the spin line and the change in cross‐sectional shape appeared to proceed independently. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 80: 1582–1588, 2001