Computer simulation of steady polymer melt spinning

Abstract

Abstract An interactive computer simulation program has been developed for steady polymer melt spinning. The program includes inertial and air drag effects, and fluid viscoelasticity is described by the Phan‐Thien and Tanner constitutive equation. Simulation results are compared with experiments by George on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) at spinning speeds of 1000 and 3000 m/min, and the effect of elasticity under other spinning conditions is explored with computer experiments.