Course Description

Course CodeCourse NameCreditsHours
3523031 High Speed Fiber Spinning 3.0 3
Description This course focuses on the melt spinning process. It will discuss the effect of spinning speeds on the fiber properties. The main topics include: (1) Basic principle on melt spinning process. (2) Polymer preparation[PP,PET,Nylon in various molecular weight] (3) Spinnerette design. (4) Solidification point control. (5) Spin finish preparation. (6) Draw ratio control. (7) Winding machine design. (8) Winding tension control. (9) Fiber property study. (10) Noise and vibration control. (11) Drag coefficient effect. (12) Forced convection on quenching.