An Investigation on Multi-Nozzle near Field Electrospinning: Experimentation and Simulation

Abstract:

There are massive reports about near-field electrospinning (NFES) in the literature and the NFES has great tendency for scientific and industrial applications. It is important to improve the machining efficiency of electrospinning. Through the study of the multi-nozzle near-field electrospinning, a new method by adjusting the electrode-to-collector distance (E-C-D) is presented in this paper to make sure the jets with a straight line. The method is divided into two steps: (1) to adjust the E-C-D larger to get the jet at each nozzle, (2) to make the E-C-D smaller enough to get straight jets. Moreover, this paper simulates the electric field density which helps to provide a further understanding on the process of NFES. The experimental results contribute to making a better control on the jets in NFES.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 679)
• Pages: 63-66
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.679.63
• Online since: February 2016
• Authors: Shen Neng Huang, Xin Du Chen, Zhi Feng Wang, Jun Zeng, Fei Yu Fang, Han Wang*
• Keywords: Jet, Multi-Nozzle, Near-Field Electrospinning, Simulation

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