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high velocity air blows a molten thermoplastic from a spinninghead onto filament collector to
form a fine fiberous and self bonding web.
Meltblown process consists of the following elements : extruder, polymer filter, gear pump,
heater, spinneret, filament collector, winder
Process variables : related to machine and can be changed while the equipment is being operated.
Divided into 3 groups ; machine / operational, off-line, and material.
1) Machine variables : hot air temperature, spinninghead temperature, hot distance, collector
speed, polymer throughput, and hot air pressure
a) Polymer throughput and hot air pressure : control the fiber diameter, fiber entanglement,
basis weight
b) Spinneret and hot air temperature : affect the uniformity, fly formation, web appearance
(soft or stiff)
c) Hot distance : affect the thermal bonding among the fibers and basis weight
2) Off-line variables : fixed during a process run and can only be changed when the machine is not
in operation. These variables are air gap, air angle, spinninghead, and spinning hole size.
a) Spinning hole size : affect fiber size
b) Air gap : affect s the degree of fiber breakage by controlling the hot air pressurre.
c) Air angle: control the nature of air flow.
3) Material variables : include polymer type, molecular weight, weight distribution, polymer
viscosity, polymer additives, and polymer pellet size (powdered or granular).
Turbulence??
POLYPROPYLENE
Melting point : 130-171 C
Density 0.895-0.92 g/cm3
Young's modulus : 1300-1800 N/mm2