CN205603729U - Air current bubble spinning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air-flow bubble spinning device. Bubbles are formed by using a foaming device, and the airflow is used as the power. After the bubbles are broken, they are stretched and thinned under the action of high-speed airflow to produce a large number of micro-nano fibers, which greatly improves the To a certain extent, the mass production of micro-nano fibers can be realized, and at the same time, micro-nano fiber aggregates with fiber yarn structure can be obtained. Moreover, the entire spinning process is completed without static electricity, the spinning process is simple and easy to control, and safe production is realized. By connecting the pipeline heater to the air duct, the pipeline heater is equipped with a temperature control device, which can adjust the temperature of the jet airflow according to the temperature at which the high polymer bubbles break into filaments, so as to optimize the spinning conditions. In addition, the receiving device has a mesh structure, which is conducive to the penetration of liquid droplets and airflow, and the collected micro-nano fibers are more uniform and stable.

Description

A kind of air bubble spinning device

technical field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of spinning, in particular to an air bubble spinning device.

Background technique

Micro-nano fibers have high specific surface area and excellent mechanical properties, so they are widely used in biotechnology, environmental engineering, medical and health, energy storage, military and anti-terrorism and other fields. At present, there are various methods for producing micro-nanofibers, and electrospinning technology is considered to be the easiest and most direct method to prepare micro-nanofibers.

The principle of electrospinning is that the polymer solution is injected from the capillary to form a jet, and the charged jet is subjected to electrostatic force under a high-voltage electrostatic field to overcome its surface tension and be stretched and refined to form micro-nano fibers. The traditional single-nozzle electrospinning technology can obtain stable and uniform micro-nano fibers, but it has the problems of easy clogging of the needle, difficult cleaning and low output. Therefore, researchers have proposed multi-nozzle electrospinning, needle-free electrospinning, bubble electrospinning and other technologies to overcome some disadvantages of single-nozzle electrospinning. However, there are still many problems in these methods, such as: the spinnability of high-concentration and high-viscosity solutions is poor, the solution containing particles is easy to block the needle, and the yield of preparing micro-nano fibers is low. These problems have hindered the development of micro-nano fibers to a certain extent. mass production. At the same time, high-voltage electrostatic hazards are very serious. In industrial production, a large number of electrospinning equipment operates continuously for a long time, and fire or explosion accidents will inevitably occur, which will have a corresponding impact on production safety. In addition, due to the effect of static electricity, the jet diverges after the bubbles burst, and the spinning process is unstable, which makes it difficult to control the spinning conditions, causing a series of problems such as wasting raw materials and polluting the environment.

Therefore, in order to further effectively solve the problems in the above-mentioned technologies, it is necessary to provide a new type of spinning device to overcome the above-mentioned defects, realize spinning without static electricity, improve production efficiency, and realize safe production. To a certain extent, the batch production of fibers is realized, and at the same time, micro-nano fiber aggregates with a fiber yarn-like structure can be obtained.

Utility model content

In view of this, the utility model provides an air bubble spinning device, which realizes spinning without static electricity, improves production efficiency, realizes safe production, realizes mass production of fibers to a certain extent, and can also A micro-nano fiber assembly with a fiber yarn structure is obtained.

According to the purpose of the utility model, an air bubble spinning device is proposed, which includes a liquid storage tank and a bubble injection pipe connected to the liquid storage tank, and a foaming device and an air flow generating device are arranged on one side of the liquid storage tank , the foaming device is inserted into the inside of the bubble injection tube through a catheter, and the opening is upward, the airflow generating device is connected with an air guide tube, and the air guide tube extends from the air flow generating device to the upper edge of the bubble injection tube ; The air guide tube is also connected with a pipeline heater for heating the airflow in the air guide tube;

During spinning, the foaming device acts on the bottom of the bubble injection tube to form bubbles, and the bubbles rise from the bottom of the bubble injection tube to the top opening, and at the same time, the airflow generating device supplies air. The top blows out, blowing out the air bubbles and stretching the spray onto the receiver.

Preferably, the pipeline heater is arranged between the air duct and the airflow generating device, and the airflow generating device, the pipeline heater and the air duct are sequentially connected through a quick interface.

Preferably, the diameter of the airway gradually becomes smaller from bottom to top, forming a tapered structure.

Preferably, the airtight arrangement is between the bubble injection tube and the liquid storage tank.

Preferably, the air guide tube is fixedly arranged on the periphery of the bubble injection tube through a connecting block.

Preferably, the bubble injection tube is provided with a card slot, and the connecting block is locked in the card slot and the clamping position can be adjusted up and down.

Preferably, the connecting block is a right-angled triangular module, the air duct is connected to the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangular module, and is arranged obliquely. Located at the opening of the bubble injection tube, as the connecting block moves up and down in the slot, the angle between the air guide tube and the bubble injection tube becomes larger or smaller, and the angle between the air guide tube and the bubble injection tube is 10 -80° included angle.

Preferably, the conduit of the foaming device is inserted into the bubble injection tube by 1-2 cm from bottom to top.

Preferably, the bubble injection tube is an inner and outer nested structure, including an outer shell and an inner tube detachably arranged inside the outer shell, and the inner diameter of the inner tube is 0.5-3 cm.

Preferably, the receiving device is a mesh structure, and the area of a single mesh is 0.1-1cm ² .

Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the utility model air bubble spinning device are:

Bubbles are formed by using a foaming device, and the airflow is used as the driving force. After the bubbles are broken, they are stretched and refined under the action of high-speed airflow to produce a large number of micro-nano fibers, which greatly improves the output and realizes the production of micro-nano fibers to a certain extent. Mass production can also obtain micro-nano fiber aggregates with fiber yarn-like structure. Moreover, the entire spinning process is completed without static electricity, the spinning process is simple and easy to control, and safe production is realized.

By connecting the pipeline heater to the air duct, the pipeline heater is equipped with a temperature control device, which can adjust the temperature of the jet airflow according to the temperature at which the high polymer bubbles break into filaments, so as to optimize the spinning conditions.

In addition, the receiving device has a mesh structure, which is conducive to the penetration of liquid droplets and airflow, and the collected micro-nano fibers are more uniform and stable.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description These are only some embodiments of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the air bubble spinning device disclosed in the utility model.

The names of the corresponding parts represented by numbers or letters in the figure:

1. Air flow generating device; 2. Air pressure controller; 3. Air outlet; 4. Pipeline heater; 5. Quick interface; 6. Air guide tube; 7. Air flow; 8. Right-angle triangle module; 10. Liquid storage tank; 11. Bubble injection tube; 12. Bubble; 13. Receiving device; 14. Foaming device; 15. Toughened glass tube; 16. One-way control valve; 17. Liquid supply device; 18. Infusion tube ; 19, fixed support plate.

detailed description

There are many problems in the traditional electrospinning technology, such as: the spinnability of high-concentration and high-viscosity solutions is poor, the solution containing particles is easy to block the needle, and the yield of preparing micro-nano fibers is low. Mass production of nanofibers. At the same time, the high-voltage electrostatic hazard is very serious, which brings great inconvenience to the experimental operation and is a great obstacle to expanding the production of micro-nano fibers.

Aiming at the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an air bubble spinning device, which realizes spinning without static electricity, improves production efficiency, realizes safe production, and realizes mass production of fibers to a certain extent. , At the same time, a micro-nanofiber assembly with a fiber yarn-like structure can also be obtained.

The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described through specific embodiments below. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Please refer to Fig. 1, a kind of air bubble spinning device, comprise liquid storage tank 10 and be connected to the bubble ejection pipe 11 on the liquid storage tank 10, this device also comprises liquid supply device 17, liquid supply device 17 passes through infusion tube 18 to The polymer solution is transported in the storage tank. Wherein the bubble injection tube adopts a cylindrical tube, and the cylindrical tube is an inner and outer nested structure, including a shell and an inner tube (not shown) detachably arranged inside the shell, and the shell structure can be rectangular, oval, circular, etc. . The inner tube generally adopts a cylindrical structure, and the inner tube has different inner diameters, which can be taken out and replaced. The inner cylindrical inner diameter of the cylindrical tube is adjustable within the range of 0.5-3cm. In practice, the most suitable diameter can be selected according to the surface tension of the bubble.

In the utility model, the liquid storage tank has a closed structure, and at the same time, the liquid storage tank and the bubble injection pipe are connected in a closed manner, forming a stable spinning space, and avoiding the influence of the solution property change caused by solvent volatilization on the spinning process.

One side of the liquid storage tank 10 is provided with a foaming device 14 and an air flow generating device 1. The foaming device 14 is inserted into the inside of the bubble injection pipe 11 through a conduit, and the opening is upward, wherein the conduit adopts a tempered glass tube 15 and is inserted into the liquid storage tank The end of the toughened glass tube extends to 1-2cm above the bubble jet tube 11, and the foaming device generates bubbles in the polymer solution at the bottom end of the bubble jet tube through the toughened glass tube, and the bubbles gradually flow from the bottom end of the bubble jet tube. When it rises to the top, it is blown by the high-speed airflow 7 and stretched and thinned to become micro-nano fibers and collected on the receiving device.

The toughened glass tube is provided with a one-way control valve 16 to ensure that the solution will not flow back into the foaming device through the end of the toughened glass tube.

Wherein, the infusion rate of the liquid supply device is directly proportional to the rate of bubbles generated by the foaming device. Ensure that the amount of solution in the storage tank remains constant to ensure continuous and stable spinning.

The airflow generating device 1 is connected with an air guide tube 6, and the air guide tube 6 extends from the air flow generating device 1 to the upper edge of the bubble injection tube 11, and ruptures and stretches the bubbles at the top of the bubble injection tube. The size of the airflow generated by the airflow generating device 1 can be adjusted through the air pressure control device according to the airflow size required for the high polymer bubbles to break into filaments. The air pressure control range of the air pressure controller is 0-500L/min.

Wherein there may be at least two air guide tubes, and the air guide tubes are arranged symmetrically, and the airflow ejected from the air guide tubes meets at the opening at the upper end of the bubble injection tube.

The air duct 6 is also connected with a pipe heater 4 for heat treatment of the airflow in the air duct; the temperature of the pipe heater 4 can be adjusted by the temperature control device according to the temperature required for the bubbles to break into filaments, and the temperature control range is 20°C. -199°C, set according to specific needs.

The pipeline heater 4 is arranged between the air guide tube 6 and the airflow generator 1 , and the airflow generator, the pipeline heater and the air guide tube are connected through the quick interface 5 in sequence. By arranging the pipeline heater between the airflow generating device and the air duct, it is convenient to uniformly heat the gas conveyed in the airflow generating device, and because the distance between the pipeline heater and the air outlet of the air duct is relatively short, the heat loss in the airflow is reduced, Guaranteed spinning stability.

The diameter of the airway gradually becomes smaller from bottom to top, forming a tapered structure. The design of the conical structure facilitates the convergence of the airflow and improves the impact force of the airflow at the air outlet.

An air outlet 3 is arranged on the top of the air duct, and the shape of the air outlet is conical, circular, elliptical or polygonal. The different designs of the structural shape are convenient for simulating and exploring the influence of the airflow on the spinning process, and the specific structural shape is not limited.

The air guide pipe 6 is fixedly arranged on the periphery of the bubble injection pipe 11 through the connecting block. The bubble injection tube 11 is provided with a card slot, and the connecting block is locked in the card slot and the clamping position can be adjusted up and down.

In the utility model, the connecting block is preferably a right-angled triangular module 8, and the air guide tube 6 is connected to the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangular module. The angle becomes larger or smaller, and the angle between the air guide tube and the bubble injection tube is 10-80°. The specific angle setting can be adjusted according to the needs, and there is no limitation here. When in use, right-angled triangular modules with different acute angles can also be replaced as required.

Among them, the air guide tube can also be directly fixed on the workbench through the bracket, and the angle between the air guide tube and the bubble injection tube can be adjusted by adjusting the angle on the bracket where the air guide tube is located, and the specific fixing position and adjustment method are not limited. This technical scheme can adjust the jetting angle according to the airflow angle at which the polymer bubbles are broken to form filaments, so as to optimize the spinning conditions.

The receiving device is a mesh structure, and the area of a single mesh is 0.1-1cm ² . The technical scheme adopts a mesh structure and the size of the mesh hole can be selected according to actual use requirements, which is conducive to the penetration of liquid droplets and airflow, and the collected micro-nano fibers are more uniform and stable.

Wherein, the mesh structure can adopt metal mesh or non-metal mesh, and the mesh shape can be circular, diamond, oval, or polygonal, etc., and the specific shape of the structure is not limited.

The receiving device 13 is fixed by the fixed bracket plate 19, and the lower end of the fixed bracket plate 19 can be fixed on the platform, and the receiving device is fixed by using the fixed bracket plate to ensure that the receiving device will not be blown away by the high-strength air flow, and it can also be installed according to the actual situation .

The height of the fixed bracket plate 19 in the utility model can be adjusted, and the height adjustment range is 0-2m, and a suitable receiving distance can be selected according to actual usage conditions, so as to optimize spinning conditions.

The working principle of the utility model is as follows:

Turn on the liquid supply device 17 to start delivering the solution to the liquid storage tank 10 through the infusion tube 18 . Fill the liquid storage tank 10 with the polymer solution 9, open the foaming device 14, and adjust to an appropriate foaming rate. Bubbles 12 are generated in the polymer solution 9 at the end of the tempered glass tube 15, and the generated bubbles 12 gradually rise from the bottom of the bubble injection tube 11 to the top and burst. At the same time, turn on the pipeline heater 4 to adjust to the required temperature, and then turn on the airflow generating device 1 to generate the airflow 7 to adjust to an appropriate airflow velocity. The airflow 7 enters the duct heater 4 to be heated and then sprays out through the air outlet 3 of the air duct 6 . After the bubbles rising to the top of the bubble injection tube 11 are broken, they are stretched and refined under the action of the jetted high-speed hot air flow to form a large number of micro-nano fibers, which are finally collected on the receiving device 13 .

In summary, compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model include:

The liquid storage tank is designed as a closed space to avoid solvent volatilization and change the properties of the solution to ensure the spinning effect; the angle of the two acute angles to the right-angled triangle module, the temperature of the pipeline heater, the size of the airflow generated by the airflow generating device and the size of the fixed bracket plate Appropriate adjustment of the height can realize the optimal production of micro-nano fibers; the infusion rate of the liquid supply device is proportional to the rate of bubbles generated by the foaming device, which ensures that the solution volume in the liquid storage tank remains constant and ensures continuous and stable spinning ;Using airflow instead of high-voltage static electricity solves some unfavorable factors caused by the existence of high-voltage static electricity, making the process simple and easy to control; and compared with traditional electrospinning devices, air bubble spinning devices can achieve micro-nano fiber spinning to a large extent. Yarn formation and improved mass production of micro- and nanofibers.

The utility model discloses an air-flow bubble spinning device. Bubbles are formed by using a foaming device, and the airflow is used as the power. After the bubbles are broken, they are stretched and thinned under the action of high-speed airflow to produce a large number of micro-nano fibers, which greatly improves the To a certain extent, the mass production of micro-nano fibers can be realized, and at the same time, micro-nano fiber aggregates with fiber yarn structure can be obtained. Moreover, the entire spinning process is completed without static electricity, the spinning process is simple and easy to control, and safe production is realized.

By connecting the pipeline heater to the air duct, the pipeline heater is equipped with a temperature control device, which can adjust the temperature of the jet airflow according to the temperature at which the high polymer bubbles break into filaments, so as to optimize the spinning conditions.

In addition, the receiving device has a mesh structure, which is conducive to the penetration of liquid droplets and airflow, and the collected micro-nano fibers are more uniform and stable.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to realize or use the utility model. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. an air-flow air bubble spinning device, it is characterised in that include reservoir and be connected to described liquid storage Bubble jet pipe on groove, described reservoir side is provided with sparger and air-stream generating device, described Sparger is inserted into inside described bubble jet pipe by conduit, and opening upwards, and described air-flow occurs Connecting airway on device, described airway extends to the upper of described bubble jet pipe from air-stream generating device End edge；It is also associated with on described airway in order to the pipeline heating of air-flow heat treated in airway Device；

During spinning, sparger acts on the bottom of bubble jet pipe and forms bubble, and bubble is from bubble jet The bottom of pipe rises at top end opening, simultaneously air-stream generating device supply, and air-flow adds through pipeline heater Blow out from the top of airway after heat, bubble is blown brokenly and stretches injection to receiving on device.

2. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described pipeline heats Device is arranged between airway and air-stream generating device, air-stream generating device, pipeline heater and airway Between pass sequentially through fast interface connection.

3. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described airway is certainly Under supreme caliber taper into tapered structure.

4. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described bubble jet It is airtight setting between pipe and described reservoir.

5. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described airway leads to Cross contiguous block to be fixedly installed on the periphery of described bubble jet pipe.

6. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that described bubble jet Being provided with draw-in groove on pipe, described contiguous block is connected in described draw-in groove and can adjust clamping position up and down.

7. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that described contiguous block is Right angle trigonometry module, described airway is connected on the hypotenuse of described right angle trigonometry module, is inclined to set, Airway is symmetrically arranged at least two groups, and the air-flow joint of two groups of airways is positioned at described bubble jet The opening part of pipe, along with contiguous block moving up and down in draw-in groove, airway is relative to the folder of bubble jet pipe Angle becomes big or diminishes, in the angle of 10-80 ° between described airway and described bubble jet pipe.

8. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described sparger Conduit be inserted into 1-2cm in described bubble jet pipe from bottom to top.

9. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described bubble jet Pipe is inside and outside nesting type structure, including shell and the inner tube being removable installed in described enclosure, institute Stating inner tube diameter is 0.5-3cm.

10. air-flow air bubble spinning device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described reception fills Being set to network structure, single mesh area is 0.1-1cm²。