THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Chengxu Fan

,

Zhaoyang SunORCID

,

Lan XuORCID

FLUID-MECHANIC MODEL FOR FABRICATION OF NANOPOROUS FIBERS BY ELECTROSPINNING

ABSTRACT
A charged jet in the electrospinning process for fabrication of nanoporous fibers is studied theoretically. A fluid-mechanic model considering solvent evaporation is established to research the effect of solvent evaporation on nanopore structure formation. The model gives a powerful tool to offering in-depth physical under-standing and controlling over electrospinning parameters such as voltage, flow rate, and solvent evaporation rate.
KEYWORDS
electrospinning, solvent evaporation, fluid-mechanic model, nanoporous
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2016-04-03
PAPER REVISED: 2016-08-24
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-08-29
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2017-09-09
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI160403044F
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE No. 4, PAGES [1621 - 1625]
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Fluid-mechanic model for fabrication of nanoporous fibers by electrospinning

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