Spinneret, Device Having A Spinneret, Method For Producing A Hollow Fiber Or Hollow Fiber Membrane By Means Of A Spinneret And Filter

Abstract

The invention relates to a spinning nozzle (10) for the extrusion of a hollow fiber from one or more spinning masses and an apparatus comprising a spinning nozzle (10) as well as method for extruding a hollow fiber by means of a spinning nozzle (10), wherein the spinning nozzle (10) has an inlet port (12, 13, 14) for each spinning mass to be extruded for introducing the spinning mass into the spinning nozzle (14), an outlet port for the exit of spinning mass along an outlet axis (A), and at least one spinning mass flow channel for guiding at least one spinning mass to be extruded from the inlet port (12, 13, 14) to the outlet port, wherein at least one spinning mass flow channel comprises a flow manipulation section having an inlet and an outlet, which comprises a flow-guiding structure (18, 19, 20) for influencing a spinning mass flowing through the spinning mass flow channel, wherein the flow-guiding structure (18, 19, 20) is thereby designed to influence spinning mass flow such that the spinning mass flowing through the spinning mass flow channel at least partially flows through said spinning mass flow channel along at least two different flow paths, wherein the flow paths running through the spinning mass flow channel exhibit a substantially identical path length between the inlet of the flow manipulation section and the outlet port of the spinning mass flow channel.

Claims

1. A spinning nozzle for the extrusion of a hollow fiber membrane from one or more spinning masses, wherein the spinning nozzle has an inlet port for each spinning mass to be extruded for introducing the spinning mass into the spinning nozzle, at least one outlet port for the exit of one or more spinning masses out of the spinning nozzle along an outlet axis, and at least one spinning mass flow channel for guiding at least one spinning mass to be extruded from the respective inlet port to the respective outlet port, wherein at least one spinning mass flow channel comprises a flow manipulation section having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the flow manipulation section exhibits a flow-guiding structure for influencing at least one spinning mass flowing through the spinning mass flow channel between the inlet and outlet of the flow manipulation section, wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section is thereby designed to influence the spinning mass flow such that at least a portion of the spinning mass flowing through the spinning mass flow channel flows through said spinning mass flow channel along at least two different flow paths, wherein all of the at least two flow paths running through the spinning mass flow channel exhibit an at least substantially identical path length between the inlet of the flow manipulation section and the associated outlet port of the spinning mass flow channel.

2. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1, wherein all of the at least two flow paths at least partially running through the spinning mass flow channel, exhibit an at least substantially identical path length between the inlet of the flow manipulation section and the outlet of the flow manipulation section.

3. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the spinning nozzle comprises at least one inlet port for introducing a reinforcing agent and/or a precipitating agent into the spinning nozzle, at least one outlet port for the reinforcing agent and/or precipitating agent to exit out of the spinning nozzle along an outlet axis, and at least one feed channel for conducting the reinforcing agent and/or precipitating agent from the respective inlet port to the associated outlet port, wherein the reinforcing agent and/or precipitating agent outlet port is radially disposed within the innermost spinning mass outlet port and disposed and configured concentrically to said innermost spinning mass outlet port.

4. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein at least one flow manipulation section is arranged in a perpendicular orientation to the associated outlet axis, relative to a central flow direction of a spinning mass flowing through the flow manipulation section.

5. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein at least one inlet port is arranged on an upper side of the spinning nozzle with respect to a functional state of use of the spinning nozzle, wherein preferably all of the inlet ports are arranged on the upper side of the spinning nozzle.

6. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein at least one inlet port and/or inlet of at least one flow manipulation section is arranged eccentrically to the associated outlet axis and arranged radially beyond the outlet port relative to the outlet axis.

7. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein the outlet of at least one flow manipulation section is arranged concentrically to the associated outlet axis, wherein the outlet of at least one flow manipulation section is of congruent design to the associated outlet port and arranged parallel to the respective outlet port in the direction of the upper side of the spinning nozzle.

8. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises one or more flow guidance elements and/or one or more obstructing elements.

9. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8, wherein at least one flow guidance element is formed by a projection having a wall extending from a floor surface to a ceiling surface of the flow manipulation section, in wherein the wall at least partially forms a flow guide surface and has a defined flow-directing contour.

10. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8 wherein at least one flow guidance element is at least partly configured as a mass flow divider or forms a mass flow divider dividing a spinning mass flow by a defined ratio.

11. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8, wherein at least one flow guidance element exhibits a flow-directing contour symmetrical to a first symmetrical plane, wherein the first symmetrical plane of the flow guidance element extends perpendicular to the associated flow.

12. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8, wherein at least one flow guidance element exhibits a flow-directing contour as per a curly bracket.

13. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section exhibits a plurality of flow guidance elements arranged in a cascade.

14. The spinning nozzle according to claim 13, wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section has only one flow guidance element in a first stage of the cascade, and two flow guidance elements, in a second stage of the cascade, wherein the flow guidance elements of the second stage are arranged at an approximate +/90 offset orientation to the flow guidance element of the first stage.

15. The spinning nozzle according to claim 13, wherein 2(n1) flow guidance elements are in each case provided in the nth stage for n>=2, which are arranged offset by a respective 180/2(n1) to the flow guidance elements of the (n1)th stage.

16. The spinning nozzle according to claim 13 wherein a length of the flow-directing contour of at least one flow guidance element of the nth stage amounts to the length of the flow-directing contour of at least one flow guidance element of the (n1)-th stage, wherein one geometrical form of at least two flow guidance elements of adjacent cascade stages is identical and/or self-similar.

17. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8 wherein at least one flow guidance element comprises a guide vane or is a guide vane, that at least partially conducts a spinning mass flow toward the outlet port.

18. The spinning nozzle according to claim 17, wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises a plurality of guide vanes arranged concentrically to the outlet port and at an even circumferential distribution, the ends of which lying radially inward to the outlet of the flow manipulation section and/or to the associated outlet port are arranged on a circular path of constant radius, wherein the guide vanes are designed and disposed such that a respective spinning mass flow flowing along the guide vanes exits the guide vanes in a tangential direction relative to the outlet of the flow manipulation section and/or the associated outlet port.

19. The spinning nozzle according to claim 17 wherein one or more guide vanes is/are arranged on a far side of the flow guidance element of the highest cascade stage from the flow-directing contour, wherein at least one guide vane is of one-piece and/or integral design with a flow guidance element of the highest cascaded stage.

20. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises at least one obstructing element which is formed by a wall extending from the floor surface to the ceiling surface of the flow manipulation section having a plurality of flow openings extending through the wall.

21. The spinning nozzle according to claim 8 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises an obstructing element formed by a circular cylindrical casing, which is arranged concentrically to the outlet of the flow manipulation section and/or concentrically to an outlet port and/or to an outlet axis.

22. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises at least one obstacle for a spinning mass flowing through said flow manipulation section to flow over or under, wherein the obstacle extends into the flow manipulation section from the floor surface and/or the ceiling surface of the flow manipulation section, and reaches to a defined gap on the ceiling surface and/or the floor surface.

23. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein the flow-guiding structure of at least one flow manipulation section comprises a plate-shaped body structured by means of microstructure technology.

24. The spinning nozzle according to claim 1 wherein the spinning nozzle comprises at least two plates structured by means of microstructure technology, wherein the plates are in a parallel arrangement one above the other and are at least partially bonded together by tempering.

25. An apparatus for extruding a plurality of hollow fibers or hollow fiber membranes from one or more spinning masses, wherein the apparatus comprises a spinning nozzle for each hollow fiber or hollow fiber membrane to be extruded, wherein at least one spinning nozzle is/are configured in accordance with claim 1.

26. A method for extruding a hollow fiber or hollow fiber membrane from one or more spinning masses by means of a spinning nozzle wherein the steps: Providing a spinning nozzle configured in accordance with an apparatus of claim 25, Providing one or more spinning masses and, if applicable, one or more reinforcing agents and/or precipitating agents, Feeding the spinning masses, and reinforcing agent and/or precipitating agent as applicable, to the provided spinning nozzle and introducing the spinning masses, and reinforcing agent and/or precipitating agent as applicable, into the provided spinning nozzle or the provided apparatus via the associated inlet ports, and Extruding the hollow fiber or the hollow fiber membrane by means of the provided spinning nozzle or the provided apparatus.

27. A filter, produced by means of a spinning nozzle utilizing the apparatus of claim 25.

Description

[0145] The invention will be described in greater detail in the following on the basis of non-limiting example embodiments as depicted schematically in the figures, whereby unless otherwise described or contextually indicated otherwise, components having the same function have the same reference numerals. The figures show, to some extent schematized:

[0146] FIG. 1 a first example embodiment of a spinning nozzle according to the invention in a schematic cross-sectional diagram along the A-A sectional plane,

[0147] FIG. 2 a second example embodiment of a spinning nozzle according to the invention in a schematic cross-sectional diagram,

[0148] FIG. 3 an enlarged detail from the FIG. 1 sectional view in the area of the obstructing element and the vertical obstacle in an oblique view of the sectional plane with symbolized spinning mass flow,

[0149] FIG. 4 the inventive spinning nozzle from FIG. 1 in a perspective representation,

[0150] FIG. 5 a schematic diagram of a first example embodiment of a configuration of a flow manipulation section of the structured plate produced by microstructure technology of the inventive spinning nozzle from FIG. 1 for influencing the flow of the first spinning mass,

[0151] FIG. 6 a schematic diagram of a second example embodiment of a a configuration of a flow manipulation section of a structured plate produced by microstructure technology for an inventive spinning nozzle for influencing the flow of the first spinning mass, and

[0152] FIG. 7 a schematic diagram of a mass flow divider as per a curly bracket.

[0153] FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of the structure of a first example embodiment of a spinning nozzle 10 according to the invention which is formed of a microstructured cover plate 15 of four plates 17, 18, 19 and 20 structured by means of microstructure technology arranged thereunder, each produced from silicon wafers. In another configuration of an inventive spinning nozzle, a base plate can be provided underneath plate 20. A further support plate can also be provided above the cover plate 15.

[0154] The inventive spinning nozzle 10 is thereby designed for extruding a hollow fiber capillary membrane from three spinning mass layers in the wet-into-wet spinning process, whereby the spinning nozzle comprises a total of four inlet ports 11, 12, 13 and 14 (see FIG. 4) arranged on an upper side of the spinning nozzle 10 relative to a functional state of use of the spinning nozzle 10.

[0155] Inlet ports 12.13 and 14 are thereby provided for the feed of a respective spinning mass while inlet port 11 is provided for the feed of a precipitating agent for curing the hollow fiber membrane exiting from the nozzle.

[0156] The spinning nozzle furthermore comprises a respective outlet section 12B, 13B and 14B for each spinning mass to be extruded, each with an outlet port, which is not described in greater detail here, at the end of the respective outlet section 12B, 13B and 14B on an underside of the spinning nozzle 10, whereby the outlet sections 12B, 13B and 14B are gradually merged ahead of the outlet out of the spinning nozzle 10, as well as an outlet section 11B having an outlet port for the precipitating agent likewise arranged on the underside of the spinning nozzle 10.

[0157] The inlet ports 11, 12, 13 and 14 are thereby each connected to the respective outlet port by a respective spinning mass flow channel, or a precipitating agent mass flow channel respectively, wherein the outlet ports are arranged concentrically to a common nozzle outlet axis A, along which the individual spinning masses and the precipitating agent can exit out of the spinning nozzle 10.

[0158] The precipitating agent mass flow channel thereby comprises, as do all of the respective spinning mass flow channels, a feeding section 11A, whereby only feeding section 13A connected to spinning mass inlet port 13 is visible in FIG. 1.

[0159] In order to produce a particularly uniformly formed hollow fiber capillary membrane, in particular with a particularly uniform wall thickness to the individual spinning mass layers circumferentially as well as a particularly uniform wall thickness over their length, as well as a hollow fiber membrane in which the individual membrane layers exhibit virtually no concentricity errors, a respective flow manipulation section, not described in greater detail here, is provided in each mass flow channel between the associated feeding section and the respective outlet section 11B, 12B, 13B, 14B which is in each case formed by the associated, microstructured plate 17, 18, 19 or 20 respectively.

[0160] The flow manipulation section for influencing the precipitating agent mass flow is thereby formed by microstructured plate 17, the flow manipulation section for influencing the first spinning mass introducible into the spinning nozzle via inlet port 12 by microstructured plate 18, the flow manipulation section for influencing the spinning mass flow of the second spinning mass introducible through inlet port 13 by microstructured plate 19, and the flow manipulation section for the third spinning mass introducible into the spinning nozzle 14 via inlet port 14 is correspondingly formed by microstructured plate 20.

[0161] All the flow manipulation sections of the inventive spinning nozzle 10 depicted in FIG. 1 are thereby designed such that a flow-guiding structure influences a mass flowing through the respective flow channel such that at least a portion of the mass flowing through the flow channel flows along at least two different flow paths, wherein all the flow paths from the inlet in the respective flow manipulation section to the associated outlet port for the respective mass have the same path length, wherein the respective outlet ports for all the masses are disposed on the underside of the spinning nozzle 10 in the inventive spinning nozzle 10 depicted as an example in FIG. 1.

[0162] For the inventive influencing of the respective mass flows as described above, all the microstructured plates 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the inventive spinning nozzle 10 depicted in FIG. 1 comprise a plurality of flow guidance elements 21, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33 and 34, only indicated schematically in FIG. 1, which are in particular configured as mass flow dividers in this embodiment and each able to halve an incoming mass flow.

[0163] Each flow manipulation section, or each microstructured plate 17, 18, 19, 20 respectively, furthermore exhibits an obstructing element 23, 26, 31 or 35 respectively, which comprises a plurality of flow openings 70, not described in greater detail here (see FIG. 3), uniformly arranged within the obstructing element 23, 26, 31 or 35, through which the respective mass flow must flow in order to reach the associated outlet port.

[0164] All the flow manipulation sections are thereby formed by a volume limited by a flat floor surface, a flat ceiling surface as well as side surfaces oriented perpendicular thereto, wherein all of the flow guidance elements 21, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33 and 34 in each case extend perpendicularly from the respectively associated floor surface to the associated ceiling surface of the respective flow manipulation section in this example embodiment.

[0165] The obstructing elements 23, 26, 31 and 35 are thereby formed in each case by a circular cylinder casing and likewise extend perpendicularly from the respectively associated floor surface of the respective flow manipulation section to the respectively associated ceiling surface, wherein the obstructing elements 23, 26, 31 and 35 in this case are of multi-part configuration and comprise a projection allocated to one of the respective upper plates forming the ceiling surface of the associated flow manipulation section and a respective projection allocated to the lower plate forming the floor surface of the associated flow manipulation section. In order to prevent an expanding of the flow manipulation section, in particular a raising of the upper plate from the lower plate, due to the spinning mass flow, the two projections are respectively bonded together by tempering.

[0166] Before the respective mass flow reaches the respectively associated outlet section 11B, 12B, 13B or 14B after exiting the flow openings of the obstructing elements 23, 26, 31 and 35, the mass flow must in each case flow over a vertical obstacle 24, 28, 32 or respectively 36 extending in this example embodiment from the floor surface to a gap at the respective ceiling surface in order to then ultimately be able to flow through the respectively associated outlet section to the associated outlet port on the underside of the spinning nozzle 10.

[0167] This is particularly clear from FIG. 3 which shows an enlarged detail of the sectional view from FIG. 1 in the area of the obstructing element 31 and the vertical obstacle 32 in an oblique view of the sectional plane with the spinning mass flow 42 for the second spinning mass symbolized by arrows having a bonding area 71 in the center of obstructing element 31 below the flow openings 70 between the upper plate 18 and the lower plate 19.

[0168] FIG. 2 shows a second example embodiment of a spinning nozzle 1 according to the invention in a schematic cross-sectional diagram, whereby in addition to the cover plate 15, this spinning nozzle only comprises three microstructured plates 17, 18 and 19 and is thus designed to only produce a hollow fiber membrane from two spinning masses. As in the example embodiment of an inventive spinning nozzle 10 described above, the uppermost plate 17 thereby likewise serves to influence the flow of the precipitating agent mass flow, and plates 18 and 19 to respectively influence the flow of a spinning mass flow.

[0169] A further difference from the spinning nozzle 10 of FIG. 1 is that in the spinning nozzle 1 depicted in FIG. 2, the outlet sections 12B and 13B for the individual spinning masses do not merge within the nozzle but rather each run separately to the nozzle outlet. In other words, this spinning nozzle 1 does not allow for wet-into-wet merging of the individual spinning masses but is instead designed for so-called dry merge in which the individual spinning masses are not brought into contact with each other until after exiting from the spinning nozzle.

[0170] FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of a first example embodiment of a configuration of a flow manipulation section for influencing the first spinning mass flow for the structured plate 18 of the inventive spinning nozzle from FIG. 1 produced by microstructure technology which forms the flow manipulation section for the first spinning mass introducible into the spinning nozzle 10 via inlet port 12, wherein the spinning mass feed ensues at the lower middle relative to the depiction in FIG. 5. That is to say that the inlet of the flow manipulation section, which is formed by microstructured plate 18, is disposed at the lower middle, here in particular in the ceiling surface of the plate 18, which is in particular formed by an underside of the overlying plate 17.

[0171] The flow manipulation section comprises a plurality of flow guidance elements 25, 27, 51, 52, 53 and 54 respectively symmetrical to a first symmetrical plane extending perpendicular to the floor surface of the flow manipulation section which are at least partly configured as mass flow dividers in each case and in each case exhibit a straight leading edge as a flow-directing contour which acts to divide, in particular bisect, the flow into two halves.

[0172] In some specific applications it can be advantageous when instead of a straight flow-directing contour in an inventive spinning nozzle; i.e. instead of a straight leading edge, at least one mass flow divider exhibits a flow-directing contour which is formed similar to or as per a curly bracket, wherein preferably the tip at the bracket's center is oriented toward the direction of flow of the spinning mass flow; i.e. faces the inflowing mass.

[0173] The flow guidance elements 25, 27, 51, 52, 53 and 54 of the flow manipulation section depicted schematically in FIG. 5 thereby form a cascade, in the present case a three-stage cascade, by means of which the supplied spinning mass flow 41 can be divided gradually.

[0174] The first stage of the cascade thereby only comprises just one flow guidance element 27 in the form of a mass flow divider 27 which divides the spinning mass flow 41 of the first spinning mass 41 into a first portion 41A, in particular a first half 41A, and a second portion 41B, in particular a second half 41B, so that the spinning mass 41 is guided toward the outlet section 12B along two different flow paths 72A and 72B.

[0175] The second stage of the cascade comprises two mass flow dividers 25 and 50 which in turn divide the incoming spinning mass 41A/41B such that the spinning mass 41 is then guided toward the outlet section 12B along four flow paths, whereby the length of the flow-directing contour of the two mass flow dividers 25 and 50 in this example embodiment is in each case a length which is that of the flow-directing contour of the mass flow divider 27 of the previous, here the first, cascade stage, and wherein the two mass flow dividers 25 and 50 of the second stage of the cascade are each arranged with a respective offset orientation of 90 to the mass flow divider 27 of the first stage of the cascade.

[0176] The third stage of the cascade is formed by a total of four mass flow dividers 51, 52, 53, and 54 which are each arranged at a respective 45 offset to the two mass flow dividers 25 and 50 of the second cascade stage and their flow contour lengths likewise amount in each case to exactly the length of the flow contour of the mass flow dividers 25 and 50 of the previous second cascade stage.

[0177] The division of the spinning mass flow 41 thereby continues with each cascade stage so that the spinning mass 41 is as a result led toward outlet section 12B along at least 8 flow paths in the case of a flow manipulation section designed in accordance with FIG. 5.

[0178] An obstructing element 26 comprising flow openings not visibly depicted here (see FIG. 3) is moreover further provided in the direction of flow, through which the respective mass flow must pass in order to reach the respective outlet section 12B and farther on to the associated outlet of the spinning nozzle. In addition to further homogenizing the mass flow, an aligning of the mass flow and a particularly uniform mass feed can also be achieved by means of such an obstructing element 26. The number of flow paths can be even further increased by corresponding flow openings in the obstructing element 26.

[0179] Although not visibly depicted in FIG. 5, the flow manipulation section further comprises a vertical obstacle (see FIG. 3, reference numeral 32) downstream of obstructing element 26.

[0180] By means of a previously described inventively configured flow manipulation section, a mass flow can be guided from the inlet of the flow manipulation section to the outlet of the flow manipulation section or the associated outlet port respectively along a plurality of different flow paths 72A, 72B such that all portions of the mass flow, or all of the flow paths along which the mass flow is guided respectively, exhibit the same path length.

[0181] FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a second example embodiment of a flow manipulation section configuration for influencing the flow of the first spinning mass of a structured plate 18 produced by microstructure technology for an inventive spinning nozzle.

[0182] Compared to the flow manipulation section from FIG. 5, the flow manipulation section depicted schematically in FIG. 6 comprises further flow guidance elements 55 and 56 which form a five-stage cascade with the flow guidance elements 25, 27, 51, 52, 53 and 54 by means of which the supplied spinning mass flow 41 can likewise be divided gradually. The spinning mass 41 can as a result thus be guided toward the outlet section 12B along at least 32 flow paths.

[0183] The first three stages of the cascade are thereby configured like the flow manipulation section described on the basis of FIG. 5.

[0184] The fourth stage of the cascade is formed by a total of eight flow guidance elements in the form of mass flow dividers 55, each arranged at a 22.5 offset to the mass flow dividers 51, 52, 53 and 54 of the previous third cascade stage and the length of their flow-directing contours likewise amounting to exactly the length of the flow-directing contours of the mass flow dividers of the previous cascade stage.

[0185] The fifth cascade stage comprises flow guidance elements 56 likewise exhibiting flow-directing contours designed as mass flow dividers, whereby a total of 16 flow guidance elements 56 are provided in the fifth cascade stage, in each case distributed circumferentially uniformly on a common radius concentric to the associated outlet section 12B and likewise in a respectively uniform offset arrangement to the mass flow dividers 55 of the fourth cascade stage.

[0186] In contrast to the flow guidance elements of the previous cascade stage, the flow guidance elements 56 of the fifth cascade stage exhibit an elongated section extending radially inwardly on a far side from the leading edge; i.e. its rear.

[0187] It has proven particularly advantageous in some specific applications for the flow guidance elements of the innermost cascade stage to comprise at least some flow-directing contours, in particular some flow-directing contours formed as flow guidance elements 56 of the fifth cascade stage in a five-stage cascade which are similar to or as per a curly bracket and in each case with no symmetrically formed and symmetrically arranged geometry on the far side of the flow-directing contour but rather an asymmetrically formed guide vane section.

[0188] Preferably, each radially inwardly pointing end of the individual guide vanes are thereby concentrically arranged on a circular path relative the outlet section 12B and formed such that a mass flow exiting inwardly between the guide vane sections exits at least one guide vane section tangentially with respect to the associated outlet section 12B.

[0189] As clearly identifiable from FIGS. 5 and 6, the spinning mass flow introduced into the flow manipulation section is thereby divided into a plurality of spinning mass flow portions in the flow manipulation section of the microstructured plate 18 and diverted multiple times. The path lengths of the individual flow paths, in particular over the respective flow guidance elements, is thereby specifically influenced and/or changed such that the same path length is inventively set for all the flow paths, same in particular being achieved by means of the geometric configuration and arrangement to the individual flow guidance elements.

[0190] While also serving to influence the path length of the individual flow paths, the obstructing element 26 primarily serves to further homogenize and align the mass flow.

[0191] By means of the embodiments of a flow manipulation section for an inventive spinning nozzle depicted in FIGS. 5 and 6, a spinning nozzle with virtually no dead zones configured in the spinning mass flow channel can in particular be provided.

[0192] A particularly uniform and constant spinning mass feed to the associated outlet section can be achieved, whereby the respective spinning mass layer can be produced with a very uniform wall thickness circumferentially as well as over the length.

[0193] FIG. 7 depicts a mass flow divider 80 as per a curly bracket. Such embodiments can be implemented particularly aerodynamically.

[0194] A particularly advantageously designed inventive spinning nozzle 10 in accordance with FIG. 1 having a flow manipulation section according to FIG. 6 exhibits the advantageous dimensions indicated in table 1 for the individual microstructured plates 17, 18, 19 and 20 at the allocation as specified below: [0195] AStrmE area of the flow guidance elements of the respective plate [0196] AStauE area of the obstructing elements of the respective plate [0197] AAustritt cross-sectional area of the outlet section out of the respective plate [0198] Di inner diameter of the respective outlet section [0199] D outer diameter of the respective outlet section [0200] h1 height of the respective mass flow channel in the area of flow guidance elements 56 [0201] h2 height of the respective flow openings [0202] l2 length of the respective flow openings [0203] l3 length of the respective outlet section [0204] V0 flow rate upon exiting the flow guidance element 56 sections of the fifth cascade stage [0205] V1 flow rate upon entering into the obstructing element [0206] V2 flow rate upon entering into the outlet section [0207] S1 gap width between two flow guidance elements 56 at the gap outlet [0208] S2 gap width of flow openings 70 [0209] S3 gap width of the respective outlet port/respective outlet section

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Advantageous dimensions for an inventive spinning nozzle 10 Plate 17 Plate 18 Plate 19 Plate 20 V0 710 mm/s 7.5 mm/s 7.5 mm/s 83 mm/s V1 730 mm/s 23.3 mm/s 15 mm/s 223 mm/s V2 1270 mm/s 32 mm/s 15 mm/s 223 mm/s S1 44 m 44 m 44 m 44 m S2 14 m 10 m 14 m 14 m S3 10 m 20 m 50 m D.sub.i 200 m 200 m 200 m D 100 m 210 m 210 m 250 m h1 20 m 40 m 40 m 150 m h2 14 m 10 m 14 m 40 m l2 50 m 50 m 50 m l3 640 m 80 m 80 m 150 m A.sub.StrmE 880 m.sup.2 16 1760 m.sup.2 16 1760 m.sup.2 16 6600 m.sup.2 16 A.sub.StauE 196 m.sup.2 70 100 m.sup.2 90 196 m.sup.2 70 560 m.sup.2 70 A.sub.Austritt 7854 m.sup.2 6597 m.sup.2 13823 m.sup.2 39270 m.sup.2

[0210] The indicated values thereby refer to a spinning speed of 300 mm/s at a mass flow feed of 8.75 mg/s for the spinning mass of the outermost hollow fiber layer, a mass flow feed of 0.21 mg/s for the mass flow of the middle spinning mass layer as well as a mass flow feed for the mass flow of the innermost spinning mass layer of 0.21 mg/s and a mass flow feed of approximately 10 mg/s for the precipitating agent.

[0211] It is obvious that a plurality of modifications, particularly of a structural nature, is possible without departing from the content of the claims.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0212] 1, 10 inventive spinning nozzle [0213] 11 inlet port for precipitating agent feed [0214] 11A feeding section of the precipitating agent mass flow channel [0215] 11B outlet section of precipitating agent mass flow channel [0216] 12 inlet port for a first spinning mass feed [0217] 12B outlet section of first spinning mass flow channel [0218] 13 inlet port for a second spinning mass feed [0219] 13A feeding section of the spinning mass flow channel of the second spinning mass [0220] 13B outlet section of second spinning mass flow channel [0221] 14 inlet port for a third spinning mass feed [0222] 14B outlet section of the third spinning mass flow channel [0223] 15 cover plate [0224] 17 microstructured plate with a flow manipulation section for influencing the flow of a precipitating agent mass flow [0225] 18, 18 microstructured plate with a flow manipulation section for influencing the flow of the first spinning mass [0226] 19 microstructured plate with a flow manipulation section for influencing the flow of a second spinning mass [0227] 20 microstructured plate with a flow manipulation section for influencing the flow of a third spinning mass [0228] 21 flow guidance element [0229] 22 flow guidance element [0230] 23 obstructing element [0231] 24 vertical obstacle [0232] 25 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of second cascade stage [0233] 26 obstructing element [0234] 27 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of second cascade stage [0235] 28 vertical obstacle [0236] 29 flow guidance element [0237] 30 flow guidance element [0238] 31 obstructing element [0239] 32 vertical obstacle [0240] 33 flow guidance element [0241] 34 flow guidance element [0242] 35 obstructing element [0243] 36 vertical obstacle [0244] 41 spinning mass flow of first spinning mass [0245] 41A first portion of the spinning mass flow of the first spinning mass [0246] 41A second portion of the spinning mass flow of the first spinning mass [0247] 42 spinning mass flow of second spinning mass [0248] 50 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of second cascade stage [0249] 51 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of third cascade stage [0250] 52 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of third cascade stage [0251] 53 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of third cascade stage [0252] 54 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of third cascade stage [0253] 55 flow guidance element; mass flow divider of fourth cascade stage [0254] 56 flow guidance element of fifth cascade stage [0255] 70 flow opening [0256] 71 bonding area [0257] 72A first flow path [0258] 72B second flow path [0259] 80 mass flow divider as per a curly bracket [0260] A nozzle outlet axis