This book presents the state of the art in fiber formation principles, including many original and crucial previously unpublished developments by the author. The material is presented from a theoretical standpoint, with experimental examples cited — with only a few exceptions, uncorroborated theories are omitted from the discussion.

From the Preface: “...It is almost a paradox that on the one hand, the fiber formation process has passed its centennial birthday, while on the other hand, in some circles, it continues to be considered a craft. In this book I intend to show that fiber formation is a multidisciplinary, complex, often difficult to comprehend science...Fiber formation consists of a number of physical processes with nonlinear behaviors occurring and influencing each other simultaneously. In some cases, still another chemical process may be involved. Several disciplines are involved, many different experimental techniques.”

Target Audience: Researchers, technologists, process engineers, and upper-level students interested in the fiber formation processes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Polymer as Raw Material

Rheology

Polymer in Fiber Formation

Structure of Fibers

Engineering Physics

Formation from Solution

Process Variables

Scale Change of a Process

Fiber Properties

Processes of "Spunbond"

Special Techniques

Appendix: Numeric Data

Index