ABSTRACT
34Electrospinning has emerged as a novel technology to create nanofiber webs. A better understanding of electrospinning jet movement is needed for the investigation of the effects of the important parameters in this process. In addition, the most vital challenge in the electrospinning process is to achieve uniform nanofiber webs. Also, the jet shows different behaviors during the process. Simulation and modeling are the most suitable methods for controlling and predicting pathways of electrospun nanofiber webs. The main purpose of this chapter is to investigate the effects of the most significant parameters (i.e., solution concentration, spinning distance, applied voltage, and flow rate) on the pathway of electrospun polyvinyl alcohol nanofiber jet by using a microscopic model. Therefore, the constitutive equations for the pathways simulation of electrospun nanofibers were used for parameters determination and after that, the process was simulated.
