Effects of Fabric Parameters and Initial Moisture Content on the Smoothness Appearance of Woven Cotton Fabrics in Dryer

Abstract:

The effects of fabric parameters and initial moisture content in dryer on the smoothness appearance of woven cotton fabrics have been determined. In this study, 11 kinds of cotton fabrics were selected to evaluate their smoothness appearance after drum drying. The results indicated that the fabric parameters---surface density, thickness and warp density--- had a certain correlation with the fabric smoothness appearance, which wasn’t significant. The initial moisture content affected smoothness appearance positively. With the increasing of initial moisture content, the grade improved and the difference between the max and the mini is about 0.5grade. This study can provide a reference for the design of the dryer program and make fabric washing process achieve the coordination with drying process to obtain a best fabric appearance.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 671)
• Pages: 466-472
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.671.466
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: Wei Wei Hu, Yu Hui Wei, Xue Mei Ding, Xiong Ying Wu
• Keywords: Domestic Tumble Drying, Fabric Parameters, Initial Moisture Content, Smoothness Appearance, Wrinkle Recovery Rate

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