Structural Effect on the Tree-Shaped Flow in the Nanoscale Network of Wool Fiber

Abstract:

The effect of the nanoscale fractal tree-shaped network on the fluid permeation in wool fiber driven by capillary force was investigated in this paper. The fluid permeation obeys murrays law, and the permeation efficiency highly depends on the fractal dimension of the channel length. A better understanding of the mechanism of structural effect on the tree-shaped flow in the nanoscale fractal network of wool fiber could help the further design of bio-mimetic artificial fiber and functional fabric.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 716)
• Pages: 409-412
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.716.409
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Jie Fan, Lian Ying Zhao, Chong Qi Ma, Yong Liu
• Keywords: Fractal, Murray’s Law, Structural Effect, Tree-Shaped Flow

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