Microporous hollow fiber and process and apparatus for preparing such fiber
US4405688A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2975
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides microporous hollow fiber with improved structural and performance characteristics and a process and apparatus for preparing the improved fiber. The microporous hollow fiber possesses substantially uniform wall thickness, cross-sectional dimensions and porosity. Such characteristics are obtained by melt spinning hollow fiber precursor under defined conditions in a substantially vertically upward direction and subjecting the precursor to a symmetrical quenching step which may be achieved using a hollow annular structure surrounding the precursor. The structure, which is connected to a source of gas, has one or more openings on its inner surface that distribute the gas against the precursor in a substantially uniform manner.
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