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Abstract In order to reduce the melt-blowing fiber diameter, an improved slot die with internal stabilizers was designed. The air-flow field of the improved die was measured by a hot wire anemometer. Furthermore, utilizing computational fluid dynamics software, the air flow field from the improved slot die was studied and the work was validated with the laboratory measurement data. The experimental results and numerical simulation data indicate below the die surface, the internal stabilizers play an important role in the velocity distribution of the flow field. Firstly, the improved slot die can increase the velocity and the temperature near the centerline of the flow field and reduce the maximum value of turbulent kinetic energy, compared to the common die. Secondly, the end face of the slot hole has a certain influence on the surrounding flow field and the central area exhibits two-dimensional flow field distribution.