Open AccessA new circular spinneret system for electrospinning numerical approach and electric field optimization
Author(s) -
Ziming Zhu,
Han Wang,
Guojie Xu,
Rouxi Chen,
Lixiong Huang,
Xindu Chen,
Yunbo He,
Yang Li,
Xun Chen,
Yu Zhao,
Yinglong Pang,
Zhengyi Xin,
Junfeng Zeng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
thermal science/thermal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.339
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2334-7163
pISSN - 0354-9836
DOI - 10.2298/tsci1904229z
Subject(s) - electrospinning , microfiber , materials science , nanofiber , electric field , finite element method , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer , engineering , structural engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Electrospinning is believed to be the most effective technique to produce microfibers or nanofibers at large scale, which can be applied in various hightech areas, including energy harvester, tissue engineering, and wearable sensors. To enhance nanofiber throughput during a multi-needle electrospinning process, it is an effective way to keep the electric field uniform by optimizing electrospinning spinnerets. For this purpose, a novel circular spinneret system is designed and optimized numerically by a 3-D finite element model, the optimal collector shape is also obtained.