A model has been developed to predict the thermal and mechanical behavior of a polymer stream after it exits a melt blowing die. The model is a logical extension of the Uyttendaele and Shambaugh model for melt blowing. The present model, unlike the previous model, takes into account the fiber vibrations that become pronounced during high-velocity melt blowing. The model can be used to estimate the experimental conditions that will cause fiber breakage.
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