The Impact of Liquid Surface Tension on Fabric Drying Efficiency

Abstract:

This study presents an experimental investigation of the relationship between liquid surface tension and fabrics water retention in dehydration processes such as centrifuging, line drying and heat drying. Selected surfactants were used to prepare wash baths with different surface tension, and dehydrating experiments of cotton fabric after immersion in above bath were conducted. The results showed that lower surface tension is beneficial to reducing fabrics water retention by centrifuging and improving line drying efficiency and heat drying efficiency. It was assumed that water with low surface tension is easy to drop down or separate from fabric, thus improving the de-watering and drying efficiency.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 441)
• Pages: 613-618
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.441.613
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Ji Li Tu, Chun Jie Qian, Hua Yun Ge, Ji Ping Wang, Jin Qiang Liu
• Keywords: De-Watering Efficiency, Fabric Drying, Liquid Surface Tension, Surfactant

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