# melt-blowing

design and prototyping of a FabLab-able polypropylene melt blowing setup for distributed manufacture of filter media

## literature
dimensional analysis of process and discussion of nozzle types (1988): https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie00084a021

Exxon patent showing slot-style melt blowing nozzle: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3849241A/en?oq=3%2c849%2c241

UTenn study on melt blowing: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pen.760302202

## melt blowing videos
video of a polypropylene filter melt blowing line in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQ4piMNQ_E

fast construction of a melt blowing line for covid-19 masks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9lchhBE7cE

a smaller line with a built-in rotary mask die cutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgWHNQo7j1k

pilot-scale melt blowing machine making a mess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOFfpGnMjOc