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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1994
Michael E Mills, Midland, MI (US);
Yoshihiko Teramoto, Ohtsu, JP;
Timothy L Faley, Midland, MI (US);
Masaru Nakagawa, Ohtsu, JP;
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
Polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer dopes are spun through a spinneret having an orifice density of more than 0.25 per cm.sup.2 to form filaments. The filaments formed then pass through an air gap which has a gas flowing into it at a temperature of between about 5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and at a flow rate between about 0.1 meters/second and about 2.0 meters/second. The filaments cool in the air gap and are then coagulated. During or after coagulation the filaments are combined into one or more fibers. By this method of controlling the temperature in the air gap it is possible to stably spin polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole fibers at relatively high final line speeds.