THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Zhi-Rong Ding

,

Ying Guo

,

Shan-Yuan Wang

NUMERICAL APPROACH TO INTER-FIBER FLOW IN NONWOVENS WITH SUPER ABSORBENT FIBERS

ABSTRACT
This paper establishes a 3-D numerical model for inter-fiber flows in non-woven materials composed of super absorbent fibers. The velocity distribution of the in-ter-fiber flow is obtained. The effects of absorbent fibers and geometrical struc-ture of non-woven fabrics on flow properties are analyzed.
KEYWORDS
super absorbent fiber, non-woven material, random distribution, inter-fiber flow, velocity field
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-12-02
PAPER REVISED: 2016-01-18
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-09-05
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2017-09-09
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI151202047D
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2017, VOLUME 21, ISSUE No. 4, PAGES [1639 - 1644]
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Numerical approach to inter-fiber flow in nonwovens with super absorbent fibers

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