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EP1299580B1
EP1299580B1 EP01950971A EP01950971A EP1299580B1 EP 1299580 B1 EP1299580 B1 EP 1299580B1 EP 01950971 A EP01950971 A EP 01950971A EP 01950971 A EP01950971 A EP 01950971A EP 1299580 B1 EP1299580 B1 EP 1299580B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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    • D01F6/62—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products from polyesters
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  • the present invention relates to methods for making polymeric filaments, such as polyester filaments, having low denier spread.
  • melt-spun polymeric filaments are melt-spun, i.e., they are extruded from a heated polymeric melt.
  • Melt-spun polymeric filaments are produced by extruding a molten polymer, such as polyethylene terephthalate and related polyesters, through a spinneret with a plurality of capillaries, which can range in number, for example, from about 10 to about 300.
  • the filaments exit the spinneret and are then cooled in a cooling zone.
  • the details of the cooling (quenching) and subsequent solidification of the molten polymer can have a significant effect on the quality of the spun filaments, as indicated by denier spread and inter-filament uniformity.
  • Cross-flow quenching involves blowing cooling gas transversely across and from one side of a freshly extruded filamentary array.
  • Cross-flow quenching has generally been favored by many fiber engineering firms as puller roll speeds (also known as “withdrawal speeds” and sometimes referred to as spinning speeds) have increased because of a belief that "cross-flow quench" provides the best way to blow the larger amounts of cooling gas required by increased speeds or through-put.
  • radial quench Another type of quench is referred to as "radial quench” and has been used for commercial manufacture of some polymeric filaments, e.g., as disclosed by Knox in U.S. Pat. No. 4,156,071, and by Collins, et al . in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,250,245 and 5,288,553.
  • the cooling gas is directed inwards through a quench screen system that surrounds the freshly extruded filamentary array. Such cooling gas normally leaves the quenching system by passing down with the filaments, out of the quenching apparatus.
  • the term "radial quench" is appropriate, the same system can work essentially similarly if the filamentary array is not circular, e.g., rectangular, oval, or otherwise, with correspondingly-shaped surrounding screen systems that direct the cooling gas inwards towards the filamentary array.
  • Pneumatic spinning is a process which not only quenches the molten filaments, but also reduces the spinline tension, thereby providing better productivity and processability.
  • pneumatic spinning the cooling gas and filament traveling in the same direction are passed through a conduit wherein the speed is controlled by a takeup roll.
  • the tension and temperature are controlled by the gas flow rate, the diameter or cross-section of the conduit which controls the gas velocity, and the length of the conduit.
  • the gas may be introduced at one or more locations along the conduit. Pneumatic quenching allows for spinning speeds in excess of about 5,000 mpm.
  • a melt spinning process for producing polymeric filaments having a denier spread of less than about 2 percent comprising: melt spinning a polymer having a laboratory relative viscosity (LRV) of greater than about 22.0, wherein a polymeric melt of the polymer is passed through a spinneret to form polymeric filaments having a denier per filament of greater than about 4; and quenching the filaments by pneumatic methods, wherein a cooling gas is provided to the filaments to cool the filaments, and wherein the cooling gas is directed to travel and accelerated in the same direction as the filaments.
  • LUV laboratory relative viscosity
  • the present invention relates to a method of making by pneumatic spinning a melt-spun polymeric filament having a low denier spread.
  • the process of the invention provides a melt-spun polymeric filament having a low denier spread.
  • the present inventors have found that increasing the viscosity of the polymer to be spun can reduce the denier spread of the produced filament, thereby overcoming the problem of high denier spread found in other processes.
  • filament is used herein generically, and encompasses cut fibers (often referred to as staple), although synthetic polymers are generally prepared initially in the form of continuous polymeric filaments as they are melt-spun (extruded). A group of filaments are combined to form a yarn.
  • the method of the invention may be used to make any type of yarn, such as fully drawn yarn, partially oriented yarn (POY), or staple.
  • POY partially oriented yarn
  • the yarn made is partially oriented for later texturing by methods known in the art. Any desired texturing methods may be used including false twist texturing, air jet texturing, and draw-texturing.
  • the filaments may be produced to have any desired cross-section including round, oval, trilobal, and scalloped oval.
  • Any melt-spinnable polymer can be used in the present process; including polyesters and polyolefins.
  • the polymer is a polyester.
  • the polyester can be a homopolymer, copolymer, mixture of polyester, bicomponent, or chain-branched polyester.
  • polyesters include polyethylene terephthalate("2-GT”), polytrimethylene terephthalate or polypropylene terephthalate (“3-GT”), polybutylene terephthalate (“4-GT”), polyethylene naphthalate, poly(cyclohexylenedimethylene) terephthalate, poly(lactide), poly(ethylene azelate), poly(butylene terephthalate), poly[ethylene(2,7-naphthalate)], poly(glycolic acid), poly(ethylene succinate), poly(ethylene adipate), poly(ethylene sebacate), poly(ethylene sebacate), poly(decamethylene adipate), poly(decamethylene sebacate), poly(.alpha.,.alpha.-dimethylpropiolactone), poly(para-hydroxybenzoate) (akono), poly(ethyene oxybenzoate), poly(ethylene isophthalate), poly(tetramethylene terephthalate, poly(hexamethylene terephthalate
  • a suitable polyester may contain in the range of about 1 to about 3 mole % of ethylene-M-sulfo-isophthalate structural units, wherein M is an alkali metal cation, as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,288,553, or 0.5 to 5 mole% of lithium salt of glycollate of 5-sulfo-isophthalic acid as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,607,765.
  • Filaments of the invention can also be formed from any two polymers as described above into so-called "bicomponent" filaments, arranged side-by-side or in a sheath-core arrangement.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the PET can be prepared by either the DMT or TPA process as described below. Also useful are chain branched polymers which are discussed in detail below.
  • Denier spread is a measure of the along-end denier variability of a yarn by calculating the variation in mass at regular intervals along the yarn. Denier variability is measured by running yarn through a capacitor slot, which responds to the instantaneous mass in the slot. The test sample is electronically divided into eight 30 m subsections with measurements every 0.5 m. Differences between the maximum and minimum mass measurements within each of the eight subsections are averaged. Denier spread is recorded as, % DVA, a percentage of the averaged difference divided by the average mass along the whole 240 m of the yarn. Testing can be conducted on an ACW400/DVA (Automatic Cut and Weigh/Denier Variation Accessory) instrument available from Lenzingtechnik, Lenzing, Austria, A-4860.
  • ACW400/DVA Automatic Cut and Weigh/Denier Variation Accessory
  • a low denier spread is desirable, as nonuniformities in a filament may present problems in the downstream processing of the filament. Additionally, low denier spread permits high texturing speeds, evenness of coloration, and uniformity of bulk or cover in fabrics formed from the filaments.
  • the present process can provide yarns having a DVA of less than about 2.0, preferably less than about 1.5, more preferably less than about 1.2, and most preferably less than about 1.0. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the lower the dpf, the lower the denier spread that can be obtained, keeping other conditions the same.
  • the yarn can be formed from any desired number of filaments. If the dpf is above 5, then preferably the yarn is formed from 5 to 200 filaments, more preferably 8 to 100, most preferably 10 to 70 filaments.
  • the filaments have a dpf above about 3.4 dpf, preferably in the range of 3.5 to 15.0, more preferably 4.0 to 12, most preferably 5.0 to 9.0 dpf.
  • the present invention not only relates to lowering the denier spread of high denier filament yarns, but also relates to decreasing the denier spread of a low denier filament yarn, e.g . those with a dpf less than about 3.5, less than about 2.0, or less than about 1.0, which may already exhibit an acceptable denier spread.
  • the full range of DVA discussed above can be obtained by appropriate selection of process conditions, such as speed and polymer viscosity.
  • the denier spread is related to the viscosity of the polymer. As illustrated in the Examples and as shown in Figures 3 and 4, as the relative viscosity increases, the denier spread of the polymeric filament decreases. Therefore, a polymer should be chosen with a high enough LRV to give acceptable DVA.
  • the melt viscosity can be increased by any desired method, such as using a chain branching agent to form the polymer, or forming the initial polymer with a higher viscosity by use of other polymerization techniques known in the art, such as polymerizing further to increase polymer chain length.
  • pneumatic spinning and the use of a chain branching agent can have a synergistic, effect in reducing denier spread, while allowing for the use of high speed, thereby increasing productivity.
  • the invention also relates to increasing the productivity of a polymeric filament production by adding a chain branching agent and pneumatically spinning the filament.
  • Chain branching agents which can increase the melt viscosity of the polymer to give the desired denier spread can be used.
  • the chain branches can be added during the formation of the initial polymer or afterward to increase the viscosity to desired levels.
  • Chain branching agents are any agents that react with the monomer(s) or polymer to increase the viscosity of the polymer. They are generally multifunctional compounds, containing three or more functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, or ester groups.
  • Suitable chain branching agents include trimethyl trimellitate, pentaerythritol, trimer acid, mellitic acid, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolethane, glycerine, trimesic acid and trifunctional esters thereof, trimethylolpropane, tetraethyl silicate, pyromellitic acid, phloroglucinol, hydroxyhydroquinone, and other chain branching agents known in the art.
  • Preferred chain branching agents are those that are adequately stable in monomer form during processing and polymerization and in polymeric form during formation, spinning, and further processing. See U.S. Patent Nos.
  • the chain branching agents includes trimethyl trimellitate.
  • the filament may be prepared by any suitable synthetic pathway known in the art.
  • the filament may be prepared by either of the two main synthetic pathways for preparing polyethylene terephthalate polyesters which are (1) "DMT", the ester interchange of dimethyl terephthalate with ethylene glycol, and (2) "TPA", the reaction of terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol.
  • Any suitable chain branching agent known in the art may be used in either synthetic pathway.
  • DMT polymers often have a suitably high viscosity without addition of chain branches, due to the impurities inherent in the DMT process that give rise to branches, thus increasing viscosity.
  • the chain-branchers of the present invention are additional functional compounds added to the process, not those inherent in DMT or TPA method.
  • the chain branching agent is trimethyl trimellitate
  • the polyethylene terephthalate may be made by either the DMT or the TPA pathway.
  • any suitable amount of the chain branching agent may be used in the polymer used in the present invention.
  • a suitable amount is an amount which effectively increases the relative viscosity of the polymer to the relative viscosity which corresponds to the desired denier spread. This is a function of the dpf of the filament, as well as the type of polymer; and the process parameters such as spinning speed. For example, if a denier spread of about 1.0% is desired for the filaments represented in Figure 3, then the effective amount of the chain branching agent will be that which increases the relative viscosity of the polymeric filament to about 23.3 LRV. For example, 100 to 10,000 ppm of crosslinks can be used.
  • the polymer is polymerized using 0.085 to 0.23% by weight of the trimethyl trimellitate (on the weight of the polymer) or 3.4 to 9.1 microequivalent crosslinker per gram of polymer.
  • the LRV of the polymer, whether or not chain-branched is greater than about 22.0, or greater than about 22.5 or greater than about 23.0 to give the desired denier spread.
  • the polymer is melt-spun through a spinneret using known techniques.
  • the spun filaments are then quenched by pneumatic methods.
  • pneumatic quenching involves supplying a given volume of cooling gas to cool the polymeric filament.
  • Any gas may be used as a cooling medium.
  • the cooling gas is preferably air, because air is readily available, but other gases may be used, for instance steam or an inert gas, such as nitrogen, if required because of the sensitive nature of the polymeric filaments, especially when hot and freshly extruded.
  • the cooling gas and filament are passed through a conduit wherein the speed is controlled by a takeup roll.
  • the tension and temperature are controlled by the gas flow rate, the diameter or cross-section of the conduit which controls the gas velocity, and the length of the conduit.
  • the gas may be introduced at one or more locations along the conduit.
  • the gas is accelerated through or out of the quench zone by the use of a converging or tapered section, or by use of a tube of restricted volume.
  • Pneumatic quenching allows for spinning speeds in excess of about 3,000 mpm, e.g. above 4,000 mpm, or above 5,000 mpm.
  • suitable pneumatic spinning methods and systems are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,824,248 ('248 patent), and U.S. Serial No. 09/547,854 filed April 12, 2000. Any of the pneumatic methods, decribed in the background section can be used.
  • Preferred embodiments include a single stage method as illustrated in the '248 patent and a two-stage method of 09/547,854. An exemplary single stage method is illustrated in Figure 1 and an exemplary two-stage method is illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the single stage pneumatic quench apparatus includes a cylindrical housing 50 which forms an annular chamber 52 that is supplied with pressurized cooling gas blown in through an inlet conduit 54 which is formed in an outer cylindrical wall 51 of the housing 50.
  • the annular chamber 52 has an annular bottom wall 53 attached to a cylindrical inner wall 66, at the lower portion of the annular chamber 52, below a cylindrical quench screen system 55 that defines the inner surface for the upper portion of the annular chamber 52 and through which the pressurized cooling gas is blown radially inwards from the annular chamber 52 into a zone 18 below a spinneret face 17 through which zone 18 passes a bundle of filaments 20 which are still molten, having been freshly-extruded from a heated melt in a heated spinning pack 16 through holes (not shown) in the spinneret face 17 which is centrally located with respect to the housing 50 and is recessed from the face 16a (of the spinning pack 16) onto which the housing 50 abuts.
  • Filaments 20 continue from zone 18 out of the quenching system through a tube formed by the inner wall 66 that surrounds the filaments, down to a puller roll 34, the surface speed of which is termed the withdrawal speed of the filaments 20 .
  • the filaments may pass, effectively, through a short tube 71 of the same internal diameter as the cylindrical quench system 55, and pass preferably through a tapered section 72, before entering a tube 73 of smaller internal diameter and extending below the bottom 53 of the housing 50 .
  • the relative speeds of the gas and filaments can be varied to give desired results.
  • the filaments 20 will preferably have already hardened before they leave the tube 73 , in which case, when they leave the tube 73 , their speed will already be the same speed as their withdrawal speed at the roll 34.
  • Providing a tapered entrance 72 to the tube is optional but preferred. It is believed that an appropriately-tapered entrance to the tube smoothes the acceleration of the cooling gas, and may reduce turbulence. Tapered entrances to tubes have been used, with taper angles of 30°, 45° and 60°, the optimum taper angle depending on a combination of factors. A tube of about 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter has been found very useful in practice. A tube of about 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) diameter has also been used effectively. It is preferable that the top of the tube is not spaced too far from the spinneret. The top of the tube should be spaced about 80 cm or less from the top of the tube, and preferably less than about 64 cm.
  • the shape of the tube 73 that is of restricted dimensions need not only be of cylindrical cross-section, but may vary, especially when a non-circular array of filaments is extruded.
  • tubes of rectangular, square, oval or other cross-section may be used.
  • a finish is generally applied to the solid filaments 20 before they reach the driven roll 34.
  • the pneumatic quenching system may comprise two stages, e.g. introduce gas to the filaments in two-locations, a converging section 116 for accelerating the air, and a converging/diverging section in tube 119.
  • a first stage chamber 105 and a second stage chamber 106 are each formed in the cylindrical inner wall of the housing 107.
  • the first stage chamber 105 is adapted to be located below a spinneret 113 and supplies gas to the filaments 114 to control the temperature of the filaments 114 .
  • a second stage chamber 106 is located between the first stage gas inlet 108 and a tube 119 located below the first gas flow inlet 108 for surrounding the filaments 114 as they cool.
  • An annular wall 102 which is attached to cylindrical inner wall 103 at the lower portion of the first stage chamber 105, separates the first stage chamber 105 from the second stage chamber 106.
  • a first stage gas inlet 108 supplies gas to the first stage chamber 105.
  • a second stage gas inlet 109 supplies gas to the second stage chamber 106.
  • the cooling gas flowing to each stage can be regulated independently by supplying pressurized cooling gas through inlets 108 and 109, respectively.
  • a cylindrical quench screen assembly 111 comprising one or more parts, preferably a cylindrical perforated tube and a wire screen tube, is centrally positioned in the first stage chamber 105.
  • the "perforated tube” is a means for distributing gas flow radially into a stage. Pressurized cooling gas is blown inwards from first stage inlet 108 through first stage chamber 105 and through the cylindrical quench screen assembly 111 into a zone 112 formed in the interior cylindrical wall of the cylindrical quench screen assembly 111, below spinneret 113.
  • a bundle of molten filaments 114 after being extruded through spinneret holes (not shown), pass through zone 112 where the filaments 114 begin to cool.
  • An inner wall 103 is disposed below the cylindrical quench screen assembly 111 and between the first stage gas inlet 108 and the second stage gas inlet 109.
  • a first stage converging section 116 is formed in the interior of housing 107, and more specifically in the interior wall of inner wall 103, between the first stage gas inlet 108 and the second stage gas inlet 109.
  • the converging section can be located in any portion of the apparatus, such that it accelerates the air speed.
  • the converging section can be moved up or down the tube to achieve the desired gas management. There can be one or more such converging sections.
  • the filaments 114 continue from the zone 112 out of the first stage of the quenching system through a short tubular section of the inner wall 103 before passing through the first stage converging section 116, along with the first stage cooling gas, which accelerates in the filament travel direction as the filaments 114 continue to cool.
  • a cylindrical perforated tube 117 is disposed below the first stage converging section 116 and between the first stage gas inlet 108 and the second stage gas inlet 109.
  • the cylindrical perforated tube 117 is located centrally within the second stage chamber 106. However, the perforated tube 117 can be located as desired to provide the desired gas to the filaments for example, below the second stage gas inlet.
  • a cylindrical inner wall 118 is located below the cylindrical perforated tube 117.
  • a second supply of cooling gas is provided from the second stage supply inlet 109 by forcing the gas through the cylindrical perforated tube 117.
  • first and second stage converging sections, 116 and 126 are a tubular section 125 formed by the inner walls of the converging section 116 of the entrance diameter D3, exit diameter D4 and height L2.
  • the tubular section 125 and the converging section 116 can be formed as a single piece or formed as separate pieces that are connected together, for example by threading.
  • the tubular section 125 may be straight as shown in Figure 2 or tapered.
  • the ratio of diameters D2 to D4 is generally D4/D2 ⁇ 0.75 and preferably D4/D2 ⁇ 0.5. By use of such a ratio, the speed of the cooling air can be increased.
  • the second stage cooling gas passes through the second stage converging section entrance 126 , with diameter D5 created by the exit of tubular section 125 of the first converging section 116 and the entrance of the spinning tube 119.
  • the term spinning tube is used to refer to that portion of the apparatus having a converging/diverging arrangement.” Preferably, the last portion of the tube has such an arrangement.
  • the upper end of the spinning tube 119 is located in the interior surface of the cylindrical inner wall 118 .
  • a second stage converging section 126 of length L3 and an exit diameter D6 is formed in the interior wall of tube 119, and is followed by a diverging section 127 of length L4 , also formed in the interior wall of the tube 119, which extends to the end of the tube 119, which has an exit diameter D7.
  • the filaments 114 leave the tube 119 through the exit diameter D7 and are taken up by a roll 104 whose surface speed is termed the withdrawal speed of the filaments 114.
  • the speed may be modified as desired.
  • the roll 104 is driven at a surface speed of above 3,500 mpm.
  • the average velocity of the combined first and second stage gases increases in the filament travel direction in the second stage converging section 126 and then decreases as the cooling gas moves through the diverging section 127 .
  • the second stage cooling gas combines with the first stage cooling gas in the second stage converging section 126 to assist with filament cooling. Cooling gas temperature and flow to inlets 108 and 109 may be controlled independently.
  • An optional converging screen 120, or diffuser cone, having perforated walls, may be located at the exit of spinning tube 119 . Cooling gas is allowed to exhaust through the perforated walls of the diffuser cone 120, which reduces the exit gas velocity and turbulence along the filament path. Variations of the diffuser cone 120 may be utilized to reduce the turbulence exerted on the filaments 114 .
  • the filaments 114 may leave the spinning tube 119 through the exit nozzle 123 of the converging screen 120 and from there the filaments 114 may be taken up by a roll 104.
  • Gas may be introduced in 108 and 109, independently at atmospheric or increased pressure. Also, gas may be forced into the first stage gas inlet 108 above atmospheric pressure allowing gas to be sucked into the second stage gas inlet 109. The same or different gases may be introduced in the first and second stage gas inlets 108 and 109.
  • the apparatus can have two or more gas inlets, and one or more gas outlets.
  • tube 119 can be a straight tube, and not include the converging/diverging section. It is only important that the apparatus have at least one converging section to accelerate the cooling gas.
  • the delay A in Figure 6 can be an unheated or heated delay (often termed an annealer).
  • the length and temperature of the delay may be varied to give desired cooling speed of the filaments.
  • the filaments are converged, interlaced, and wound as a multi-filament bundle using techniques known in the art.
  • Any desired wind-up method can be used such as winding by use of friction driven winders or spindle drive-winders.
  • yarn can be wound on a multi-end, automatic transfer, turret windup manufactured by Barmag AG (Remscheid-Lennep, Germany).
  • the produced filaments can be formed into multifilaments, yarns, fabrics, and other articles.
  • Draw tension in grams, is measured at a draw ratio of 1.7 times, and at a heater temperature of 180° C. Draw tension is used as a measure of orientation. Draw tension may be measured on a DTI 400 Draw Tension Instrument, also available from Lenzingtechnik.
  • Tenacity is determined as the load in grams at the point of failure and divided by the denier.
  • Elongation is the percent increase in length of the yarn at the point of failure.
  • Ten and % E are measured according to ASTM D2256 using a 10 in (25.4 cm) gauge length sample, at 65% RH and 70 ° F., at an elongation rate of 60% per min.
  • DVA % is measured as discussed earlier.
  • Q1/Q2 are volumetric air flows measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM) to chambers 105 and 106 of Fig. 2 measured using a Brandt B-NZP 1000 Series Gas Flow Sensor.
  • %U was measured as follows: An Uster Tester 3 Model C manufactured by Zellweger Uster AG CH-8610, Uster, Switzerland may be used to measure the test yarn evenness U% or linear irregularity of mass value. The percent indicates the amount of mass deviation from the mean mass of the tested sample and is a strong indicator of the overall material uniformity. Testing may be done following the ASTM Method D 1425. The tester's Rotofil twister unit was set to provide S twists to the yarn and its pressure adjusted to get optimum U%.
  • U%CV is the square root of the variance of the mass variations normalized by the mass mean value and expressed as a percentage. Like evenness it is a measure of yarn along-end mass or denier variability.
  • LDV Laboratory relative viscosity measures the ratio of the absolute viscosity of a polymer solution to the absolute viscosity of the solvent, or the ratio of the efflux times of the polymer solution and the solvent in a Cannon-Fenske viscometer (size 200) at 25 C.
  • the polymer solution was an 8% weight/volume (4.75% weight/weight) concentration at 25 C.
  • the solvent used is hexafluoroisopropanol containing 100 ppm sulfuric acid.
  • Denier or linear mass is the weight in grams of 9000 meters of yarn. Denier is measured by forwarding a known length of yarn, usually 45 meters, from a multifilament yarn package to a denier reel and weighing on a balance to an accuracy of 0.001 g. The denier is then calculated from the measured weight of the 45 meter length. Yarn denier was measured using the Lenzingtechnik ACW 400/DVA (Automatic Cut and Weigh/Denier Variation Accessory) instrument. P1/P2 in H 2 O are the first stage and second stage pressure respectively, measured at the walls of chambers 105 and 106 in Fig. 2 using an Alnor Model S30 micromanometer. P1/P2 are actual gauge pressures relative to atmospheric.
  • Block temperature is the temperature of the Dowtherm heating vapor within the heating cavities surrounding the metal block for polymer transport between the spinning meter pump and the spinning pack.
  • Polymer temperature is a thermocouple reading of the polymer temperature in the melt pool before the spinneret plate.
  • a two-stage pneumatic quenching system as described above and illustrated with reference to Figure 2, was used to melt-spin the following commercially available polyethylene terephthalate polymers prepared by the DMT process: (1) a 127 denier - 34 filament (127-34) having a relative viscosity (LRV) of 23.3, (2) a 127 denier - 34 filament (127-34) having an LRV of 21.8, (3) a 265 denier - 34 filament (265-34) having an LRV of 23.3, and (4) a 265 denier - 34 filament (265-34) having an LRV of 21.8.
  • the filaments had a round cross-section.
  • the polymers used were DMT Crystar 3956 (3956) and DMT Crystar 3915 (3915) available from E.I. DuPont Crystar, Old Hickory, TN.
  • the filaments produced were partially oriented.
  • Example 1 The pertinent processing parameters used and the filament characteristics are shown in Table 1.
  • Table 1 The other features of the quenching apparatus are as described in Example 1 of U.S. Serial No. 09/547,854.
  • Examples B, D, and F are comparative examples demonstrating the adverse effects low viscosity has on denier spread.
  • the first pair, filaments A and B, is a comparison which shows that for a 127 denier - 34 filament, as the relative viscosity increases, the denier spread (DVA) decreases. This relationship is graphically represented in Figure 3 as denier spread % vs. relative viscosity.
  • the second pair, filaments C and D is a comparison which shows that for a 265 - 34 filament, as the relative viscosity increases, the denier spread decreases.
  • the second pair may also be compared with the third pair, filaments E and F, to illustrate that lower spinning speeds may be used to achieve an even lower denier spread.
  • E and F are graphically represented in Figure 4 as denier spread % vs. relative viscosity.
  • increasing LRV may slightly reduce the spinning speed that can be used (yet still higher than traditional processes), but greatly reduces the denier spread.
  • polymers were melt-spun by a two-stage pneumatic quenching process as described above and illustrated with reference to Figure 2.
  • the first four polymers were quenched on an apparatus described in Example 1 of U.S. Serial No. 09/547,854.
  • the fifth polymer was spun on the same apparatus, but with a 6" by 1" stage 1 cone, so the first stage tube height L2 is 6.
  • the following four commercially available polyethylene terephthalate polymers were formed into 265 denier - 34 filament, round cross-section polymeric filaments: (1) a TPA polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer obtained from Yizheng, Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd, P.R. China, (2) a DMT Crystar 3956 polymer, (3) a TPA polyethylene terephthalate polymer obtained from Dupont Suzhou Polyester Co., Ltd. New District, Suzhou Jiangsu, P.R. China, and (4) a second DMT Crystar 3956 PET polymer.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • a polyethylene terephthalate polymer was polymerized using the TPA polymerization route in the DuPont Polyester Technologies' Technical Laboratory and a chain branching agent, trimethyl trimellitate, in an amount of about 856 ppm was also used. All the Crystar polymers were obtained from E.I. DuPont Crystar, Old Hickory, Tennessee.
  • the pertinent processing parameters used and the filament characteristics are shown in Table 2.
  • the table shows increasing viscosity without a chain branching agent provides reduced denier spread. All the filaments were partially oriented, and intended for further texturing.
  • Table 2 the use of a chain branching agent allows for good denier spread to be obtained, while high speeds can be maintained, since it is not necessary to increase the viscosity as much as if no chain branching agent were used.
  • the TPA polyethylene terephthalate polymer with the chain branching agent provides a polymeric filament having a low denier spread, about 1.61 % DVA.
  • This denier spread is lower than that obtained with both the TPA and DMT polyethylene terephthalate polymers without a chain branching agent, even those with a higher LRV than the chain branched polyester. Additionally, as shown in Table 2, the TPA polyethylene terephthalate polymer with the chain branching agent may be melt-spun at higher spinning speeds, yet still provide a filament with a low denier spread.
  • filament were produced using a single stage quenching system as described above and illustrated with reference to Figure 1.
  • 127 denier - 34 filament polyethylene terephthalate filaments were obtained by using the pneumatic spinning system to spin (i) a DMT PET homopolymer from Crystar and (ii) PET including a chain branching agent.
  • the PET with the chain branching agent was the same as that used in Example 2.
  • the pertinent processing parameters used and the filament characteristics are shown in Table 3.
  • Table 3 the use of a chain-brancher to produce the polymers that are formed into the filaments, produces significantly reduced %CV, and allowed for higher spinning speed.
  • the %CV is defined as the square root of the sample variance normalized by the sample mean and expressed as a percentage.
  • the sample mean is determined by the sum of individual observations divided by the total sample count.
  • a lower %CV means the filaments are more uniform.
  • the use of a crosslinker to increase viscosity gives a more uniform product in the single stage pneumatic system.

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  1. Procédé de fusion à l'état fondu pour produire des filaments polymères présentant un écart de denier de moins d'environ 2 pour cent, comprenant :
    le filage à l'état fondu d'un polymère ayant une viscosité relative en laboratoire (VRL) de plus d'environ 22,0, dans lequel le polymère fondu est passé à travers une filière pour former des filaments polymères présentant un denier par filament de plus d'environ 4 ; et
    la trempe des filaments par des méthodes pneumatiques, dans laquelle un gaz de refroidissement est apporté aux filaments pour refroidir les filaments, et dans laquelle le gaz de refroidissement est conduit à se déplacer, et est accéléré dans la même direction que les filaments.
  2. Précédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel un agent de ramification de chaîne est utilisé, soit pendant la formation du polymère initial, soit après, afin d'accroître la VRL du polymère au dessus d'environ 22,0.
  3. Procédé comme revendiqué dans la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le gaz de refroidissement est apporté aux filaments en une seule étape, et passe à travers une section fuselée et une zone de dimensions restreintes afin d'accélérer le gaz.
  4. Procédé comme revendiqué dans la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le gaz de refroidissement est apporté aux filaments en deux étapes, et dans lequel le gaz est accéléré par une section convergente dans la zone de trempe.
  5. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre de regrouper les filaments pour constituer un fil, dans lequel le fil présente un écart de denier de moins de 2 pour cent.
  6. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le polymère comprend un polyester.
  7. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le polymère comprend du polyéthylène téréphtalate.
  8. Procédé comme revendiqué dans la revendication 2, dans lequel les agents de ramification de chaîne comprennent un acide, alcool ou ester au moins tri-fonctionnel.
  9. Procédé comme revendiqué dans la revendication 2, dans lequel l'agent de ramification de chaîne comprend du trimellitate de triméthyle .
  10. Procédé comme revendiqué dans la revendication 5, dans lequel le fil présente un écart de denier de moins d'environ 1,5 pour cent.
  11. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les filaments se déplacent à travers la zone de trempe à une vitesse de plus d'environ 3 500 mètres par minute.
  12. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les filaments se déplacent à travers la zone de trempe à une vitesse de plus d'environ 4 000 mètres par minute.
  13. Procédé comme revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les filaments présentent un denier par filament supérieur à environ 5.
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le polymère présente une VRL de plus d'environ 22,5, de préférence de plus d'environ 23,0.
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