Abstract:

The properties of vortex yarn made from 100% polyester fibre with different fibre finenesses and spinning speeds were studied. Four different fibre finenesses (0.9, 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 dtex) were used to produce yarns of 20 tex polyester vortex yarn with five different delivery speeds (320, 340, 360, 380 and 400 m/min), and these yarns were then tested for their unevenness, tensile and hairiness related properties. Linear multiple regression methods were used for the estimation of the yarn quality characteristics. It is found that fibre fineness and spinning speed did not influence the tenacity of the vortex yarn. The yarn unevenness was found to be maximum for coarser (1.5 dtex) fibre and minimum for finer (0.9 dtex) fibre. Minimum thin places were noticed for 0.9 dtex fibre. The hairiness index (H) found decreases when the fibre becomes finer up to 1.1 dtex and then increases when the fibre becomes finer than 1.1 dtex. However, Zweigle hairiness (1 mm) decreases as the fibre becomes finer. The vortex spinning speed does not influence any of the yarn properties except the hairiness values.