Issue 1 (66) / 2008
Title page Contents
Barriers to the Development of Knowledge Absorption of the Polish Clothing Industry
Authors: Grandys Ewa
The Polish clothing industry will be able to gain competitive advantage in the European market by replacing labour intensive technologies with knowledge intensive solutions. However, this process will be possible, when many barriers stemming from the... more »
full text | Pages 9–12
Analysis of Cotton Maturity Degree on Microstructure Level by Fuzzy Set Conceptionh
Authors: Sarna Ewa, Rabiej Małgorzata, Sarna Marian, Włochowicz Andrzej
This paper is a continuation and generalisation of an earlier study of cotton maturity degree determination in the earlier paper. Up till now the maturity degree of cotton has been determined by the analysis of longitudinal... more »
full text | Pages 13–18
The Influence of Different Pretreatments on the Quantity of Seed-coat Fragments in Cotton Fibres
Authors: Tavcer Petra Forte
Cotton combing noil, which is used for production of sanitary wadding, was pretreated with pectinases, cellulases and a combination of both enzymes, and subsequently bleached with hydrogen peroxide or peracetic acid. For comparison the fibers were... more »
full text | Pages 19–23
Authors: Ghasemi R., Mozafari-Dana R., Etrati Seyed Mohammad, Najar Saeed Shaikhzadeh
The aim of this paper is to present the utilisation of a Solospun roller in the Sirospun spinning system in order to improve the properties of worsted wool/polyester yarns, especially the yarn hairiness. In this work,... more »
full text | Pages 24–27
Authors: Jackowska-Strumułło Lidia, Cyniak Danuta, Czekalski Jerzy, Jackowski Tadeusz
The subject of our research were yarns manufactured from cotton-polyester blended slivers, as well as pure cotton and polyester slivers with the use of a BD 200S rotor spinning frame. Partial models of the spinning process... more »
full text | Pages 28–36
Authors: Ankudowicz Wacław, Dopierała Halina, Radom Czesław, Swaczyna Paweł
The linking of yarns manufactured from staple and filament fibres, as well as only from staple fibres by the technique of high-efficient pneumatic interlucing was the subject of investigations commenced at the Textile Research Institute. This... more »
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A Discrete Probalistic Model of Forces in a Visco-elastic Thread Pulled Through a Drawing Zone
Authors: Włodarczyk Bogdan, Kowalski Krzysztof
A simulation was carried out of forces acting in a thread of random variable visco-elastic rheological properties, which is displaced through a model drawing zone. This zone consists of two pairs of rollers working at different... more »
full text | Pages 44–49
The Influence of Triboelectricity on Textile Polymer Friction Parameters
Authors: Truncyte Dainora, Daukantiene Virginija, Gutauskas Matas
The influence of the electricity of five fibre materials and five polymeric films on the friction parameters determined according to Standard DIN 53375 was analysed in this work. The variations in kinetic friction force between the... more »
full text | Pages 50–53
Influence of Fabric Pattern on the Abrasion Resistance Property of Woven Fabrics
Authors: Kaynak Hatice Kubra, Topalbekitoglu Mehmet
In this experimental study, the abrasion resistance properties of woven fabrics were investigated as a function of weave type. Seven woven fabrics with different weave derivatives were woven with 100% cotton and 20 Tex (Ne 30/1)... more »
full text | Pages 54–56
Authors: Mojabi S. A., Najar Saeed Shaikhzadeh, Hashemi S. Hosseini, Rashidi A., Bassam Seyed Jalal Eddin
In this research, an apparatus was designed and constructed in order to simulate the storage behaviour of hand-woven carpet under different environmental conditions. Hand-woven carpet (Isfahan) with 127×83 cm dimensions and 79×84 knot per 10 cm... more »
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Stretch and Bagging Properties of Denim Fabrics Containing Different Rates of Elastane.
Authors: Özdil Nilgün
The performance and comfort factors of garments during usage are very important. Generally, the comfortable stretching of fabrics according to body movements as well as recovery after stretching, are good desirable properties. In recent years, due... more »
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Comparison of the Burning Process of Multilayer Fabric Packet’s with the Heat Conduction Process
Authors: Baltušnikaite Julija, Kerpauskas Paulius, Milašius Rimvydas, Sirvydas-Povilas Algimantas, Stanys Sigitas
In this study, a comparison of the burning process of a multilayer fabric packet with heat conduction through this packet was carried out. The values determined from the burning were compared with those obtained from the... more »
full text | Pages 68–71
Authors: Xin Binjie, Hu Jinlian
The characterisation of fabric mechanical properties including tensile, bending, shearing, compressing and fracture was investigated by an image based method. In this paper, an in-plane strain-stress measurement system was built using the Kawabata Evaluation System (KES)... more »
full text | Pages 72–75
Analysis of Impact Air-permeability of Fabrics
Authors: Tokarska Magdalena
In this paper, the methodology of studies on the impact air-permeability of fabrics is presented. Stands for the static and dynamic investigation of textiles are described. A mathematical model of the pressure drop in a fabric... more »
full text | Pages 76–80
Authors: Can Yahya
In this experimental study, plain fabrics made from100% cotton ring carded, ring combed and OE rotor spun yarns were produced. The weft yarn count, warp yarn count and fabric sett of the fabrics were constant. The... more »
full text | Pages 81–84
Authors: Algaba Ines M., Pepió Montserrat, Riva Ascensión
The protection that a fabric offers against ultraviolet radiation can be quantified by the determination of the in vitro Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF). According to the literature, the factor that has a higher influence on the... more »
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The Compression Behaviour of Warp Knitted Spacer Fabric
Authors: Miao Xuhong, Ge Ming-Qiao
The paper presents the special compressibility of warp knitted spacer fabric based on its construction, and analyses the stress and strain behavior of spacer fabric when compressed. Corresponding influential factors are also discussed here. In order... more »
full text | Pages 90–92
Assembly Line Balancing in a Clothing Company
Authors: Eryuruk Selin Hanife , Kalaoğlu Fatma, Baskak Murat
In this study, two heuristic assembly line balancing techniques known as the “Ranked Positional Weight Technique”, developed by Helgeson and Birnie, and the “Probabilistic Line Balancing Technique”, developed by El-Sayed and Boucher, were applied to solve... more »
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KES-F Analysis of Low Temperature Plasma Treated Wool Fabric
Authors: Kan Chi. Wai
Low temperature plasma (LTP) treatment was applied to wool fabric with the use of a non-polymerising gas, namely oxygen. After the LTP treatment, the fabric mechanical properties, including low-stress mechanical properties, air permeability and thermal properties... more »
full text | Pages 99–102
The Influence of Pulp on the Colour of Dyed Papers
Authors: Drzewińska Ewa
The dyeability of bleached chemical pulps, bleached chemithermomechanical pulp and deinked pulp with anionic and cationic direct dyes was investigated. It was found that direct dyes may be used for mechanical and recycled pulps to reduce... more »
full text | Pages 103–107
Authors: Wierzbińska Monika
This article presents the results of research into removing volatile organic compounds from waste gases while using bio-filters filled with mixtures of natural materials, such as peat, bark, jute, hemp and cotton. Experimental filtration beds were... more »
full text | Pages 108–112