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Lan Xu

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Na Si

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Eric Wai Ming Lee

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Hong-Ying Liu

A MULTI-PHASE FLOW MODEL FOR ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS

ABSTRACT
An electrospinning process is a multi-phase and multi-physicical process with flow, electric and magnetic fields coupled together. This paper deals with establishing a multi-phase model for numerical study and explains how to prepare for nanofibers and nanoporous materials. The model provides with a powerful tool to controlling over electrospinning parameters such as voltage, flow rate, and others.
KEYWORDS
electrospinning, multi-phase model, nanofibers. nanoporous materials
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2013-03-08
PAPER REVISED: 2013-04-28
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2013-05-01
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2013-12-28
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1305299X
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2013, VOLUME 17, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [1299 - 1304]
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A multi-phase flow model for electrospinning process

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