Numerical simulation of the airflow field in vortex spinning processing

Abstract

Three-dimensional numerical simulation of the airflow characteristics during the whole vortex spinning process, including the initial state of the yarn drawing-in process and the normal stable process, were obtained and analyzed. Spinning experiments, with the aid of a scanning electron microscope, were adopted to verify the results of the numerical simulation. The numerical simulation results show that the turbulence phenomenon in the normal spinning process is much more obvious than that in the initial spinning process; the air streamlines move orderly in the initial spinning process, which will produce a strong suction force that will be conducive to drawing the fiber bundle into the nozzle successfully, but the trajectory of airflow is complex in the normal stable spinning process and there is an upstream airflow with the same direction as the rotating airflow to provide extra tension for the yarn, which can improve the strength of the resultant yarn. The spinning experimental result is consistent with the result predicted by numerical simulation. The research further reveals the flow regularity and the turbulent phenomenon of the high-speed rotating airflow, predicts the effect of airflow motion on the spinning effect, and is helpful for stabilizing the spinning process and improving the yarn tenacity.