FIBRE SCIENCE

Paper Code: 
MTX-424
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To acquaint the students about the polymers of the textile fibres.
  2. To understand the chemical composition of fibre, production and fundamental properties of natural and synthetic fibres.
  3. To familiarize with the chemical processing from sizing to finishing of textiles and their principles.
9.00
Unit I: 

Definition of Polymers, its types, degree and methods of polymerisation,   

Polymerisation process, inter –polymer forces of attraction,

Fibre forming polymers and general considerations with regard to fibre properties

9.00
Unit II: 

Orientation and crystallinity of fiber molecules; their influence on the fibre properties, Molecular structure and morphology of cellulose and protein fibers

9.00
Unit III: 

Melt spinning: Melting device, Grid and extruder, Static mixer, Pre-filtration, Manifold, Spin pack, Spinneret, Quenching chamber, Spin finish application, Take-up winding. Staple fibre line production details, high speed spinning - Polyester, Polyamide and Polypropylene.

9.00
Unit IV: 

Dry and wet spinning: Preparation of dope, extrusion and fibre formation. Comparison of Dry and wet spinning processes. Dry-jet-wet spinning, Gel spinning. Viscose rayon and variants.

9.00
Unit V: 

Blended yarns: composition of fibres in cross section of blended yarns, blend Irregularity

High Performance Fibres: Glass, Carbon, Aramids

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Fabrics science by Joseph Puzzuto
  2. Fiber to fabric by Corbman\
  3. Modern textiles by Dorothy Siegert Lyle
  4. Understanding fabric from fiber to finished cloth by Dbbie and Giollo
  5. Understanding textiles by Phyllis G. Tortora and Billie J Collier
  6. Textile Chemistry-1- Md. Mozibur Rahaman.
Academic Year: 
2015-16
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