Abstract
Stability of hollow fiber drawing is studied, based on the quasi-one-dimensional equations of thin film dynamics. It is shown that the model isothermal drawing process is unstable when the draw ratio E (that of output to input velocities) exceeds the critical value E* = 20.22 when the viscosity force is dominating. Under stable regimes with E < E*, the response of the as-drawn fiber to external perturbations is studied (the sensitivity problem). In unstable situations with E > E*, onset of the so-called draw resonance regime with self-sustained oscillations is predicted by using numerical simulation. The effects of the inertia, gravity, surface tension, and gas pressure differential are considered.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1454-1463 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes