Analyzing the effect of nanofiber orientation on membrane filtration properties with the progressive increase in its thickness: a numerical and experimental approach. Issue 1 (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Akampumuza, Obed; Xu, Huilin; Xiong, Jian; Zhang, Hongnan; Quan, Zhenzhen; Qin, Xiaohong
• Is Part Of: Textile research journal. Volume 90:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 36
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: three-dimensional nanofiber virtual webs -- fluid flow analysis -- needleless electrospinning -- capillary flow porometry; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textiles et tissus -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0040517519855316
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5175

Abstract

One of the merits of modeling is that the computer-generated data is used in optimizing equipment and experimental designs, eliminating the costs associated with scaling up by experimentation. In this work, the filtration performance of nanofibers aligned diversely within virtual webs was numerically analyzed using Star CCM + and Ansys Fluent software. This knowledge was then used to fabricate two distinctly oriented nanofiber membranes via free surface electrospinning. Their filtration performance was studied by capillary flow porometry technology using POROLUX™ 100. The results of this were in agreement with the simulation work.