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Technical textile yarns

Edited by R Alagirusamy and A Das, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

Woodhead Textiles Series No. 101

 - provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of technical textile yarns available along with individual characteristics and production methods
 - documents advances in textile yarn spinning and texturising featuring compact, rotor and friction spinning.
 - assesses different types of technical yarns including plasma-treated yarns for biomedical applications and hybrid yarns for thermoplastic composites
 - examines of the modification of textile yarn structures for functional applications reviewing both bulk modification and the inclusion of micro-pores

Technical yarns are produced for the manufacture of technical textiles. As the range of technical textiles is rapidly increasing, an understanding of the range of yarns available and their properties is important, in order to be able to meet the requirements of the intended end-use.

Part one of the book begins by reviewing the advances in yarn production. Topics examine the advances in textile yarn spinning, modification of textile yarn structures, yarn hairiness and its reduction and coatings for technical textile yarns. The second group of chapters describes the range of technical yarns, such as electro-conductive textile yarns, novel yarns and plasma treated yarns for biomedical applications. Technical sewing threads and biodegradable textile yarns are also discussed.

Technical textile yarns provides essential reading for yarn and fabric manufacturers, textile scientists, technicians, engineers and technologists, covering a wide range of areas within textile applications. This book will also be an important information source for academics and students.

ISBN 1 84569 549 6
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 549 1
June 2010
634 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£160.00 / US$270.00 / €200.00

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About the editors

Dr Alagirusamy is Professor in the Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India. His main research interest includes yarn manufacture and application of textile structures for advanced composite applications. He has published numerous scientific papers, book chapters and has presented at many international academic lectures.

Dr Das is Associate Professor in the Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India. He has wide experience in industries, including research and development and quality management. He has published more than 100 research papers in journals and conferences and written chapters in several books. His main areas of teaching and research interests include clothing comfort, yarn manufacturing, non-conventional spinning techniques, evaluation of textile materials and technical textiles.

Titles which may also be of interest:
Handbook of yarn production
Fancy yarns
Yarn texturing technology
Advanced fiber spinning technology
Advances in yarn spinning technology

Contents

PART 1 ADVANCES IN TEXTILE YARN PRODUCTION
PART 2 TYPES OF TECHNICAL YARNS

PART 1 ADVANCES IN TEXTILE YARN PRODUCTION

Introduction: types of technical textile yarn
R Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Types of technical yarn
 - Yarn characteristics: continuous filament, staple, core spun, plied/folded, cabled and braided yarns
 - Yarn production: mono- and multifilament, tape, staple, core spun, folded and other yarns
 - Characterization of yarn: dimensional parameters, packing of fibres and twist
 - Structure of twisted yarn
 - Properties and performance of technical yarns
 - Properties of yarns: mono- and, multifilament, tape, spun, wrap/core spun and plied/cord yarns
 - Applications of mono- and multifilament, tape, core spun, plied and cabled yarns
 - Market
 - References

Advances in textile yarn spinning and texturising
R V M Gowda, V S B Engineering College, India
 - Introduction to various yarn spinning technologies
 - Compact spinning
 - Rotor spinning
 - Friction spinning
 - Air-jet spinning
 - Vortex spinning
 - Core yarn spinning
 - Wrap spinning
 - Developing particular yarn properties
 - Yarn texturising: technologies, developments and applications
 - Future trends
 - References

Modification of textile yarn structures for functional applications
A Das, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Modifying textile yarn structures by bulking
 - Modification of textile yarn structures by incorporating micro-pores
 - Twistless and hollow yarns
 - Future trends
 - References

Yarn hairiness and its reduction
A Majumdar, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Factors influencing yarn hairiness
 - Yarn hairiness measurement
 - Importance of yarn hairiness
 - Modelling of yarn hairiness
 - Yarn hairiness reduction
 - Conclusions
 - References

Coatings for technical textile yarns
A Jalal Uddin, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
 - Introduction
 - Textile coating and laminating
 - Coating formulations for technical textile yarns
 - Coating polymers for technical textile yarns
 - Choice of substrates for yarn coating
 - Principles of yarn coating
 - Methods and machinery for yarn coating
 - Application and properties of some coated yarns
 - Future trends
 - References

Engineering finer and softer textile yarns
J Srinivasan, Kumaraguru College of Technology, India
 - Introduction: importance of finer and softer yarns
 - Methods of engineering finer and softer yarns
 - Structure of fine yarns
 - Properties of fine yarns
 - Applications
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Assessing the weavability of technical yarns
B K Behera, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Weavability of yarns
 - Importance of weavability in industrial fabrics
 - Factors influencing yarn weavability
 - Warp breakage mechanism
 - Analysis of warp breakage mechanism
 - Evalution of weavability
 - Weavability of synthetic filament yarn
 - Sizing of micro-denier yarns for achieving desired weavability
 - Bibliography

Yarn imaging and advances in measuring yarn characteristics
R Fangueiro and F Soutinho, University of Minho, Portugal
 - Introduction
 - Image processing techniques in fibrous materials structures
 - Yarn characterization
 - Special advances in measuring yarn characteristics
 - Online systems for measuring yarn quality
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

PART 2 TYPES OF TECHNICAL YARNS

Novel technical textile yarns
A Jalal Uddin, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
 - Introduction
 - Reflective yarns
 - UV protected yarns
 - Metallic and metalloplastic yarns
 - Antimicrobial yarns
 - Yarns for specific purposes
 - Future trends
 - References

Electro-conductive textile yarns
M Latifi, P Payvandy and M Yousefzadeh-Chimeh, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
 - Introduction
 - Manufacturing and structure of electro-conductive yarns
 - Measurements
 - Applications
 - Future trends
 - Reference

High modulus, high tenacity yarns
H Hu and Y Liu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 - Introduction
 - Glass fibers and yarns
 - Carbon fibers and yarns
 - Ceramic fibers and yarns
 - Basalt fibers and yarns
 - Aramid fibers and yarns
 - High-performance polyethylene (HPPE) fibers and yarns
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Hybrid yarns for thermoplastic composites
R Alagirusamy, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Types of hybrid yarns
 - Characterization of hybrid yarns
 - Manufacture of thermoplastic composites with hybrid yarns
 - Compaction and consolidation of hybrid yarns
 - Hybird yarn structure – composite property relations
 - Potential application areas of thermoplastic composites
 - Trends in the thermoplastic composite applications
 - References

Shape memory polymer yarns
T Wan, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, P.R. China
 - Introduction
 - Thermo-mechanical behavior of shape memory polymers (SMPs)
 - Manufacture of shape memory polymer (SMP)-based yarns
 - Applications
 - Future trends
 - Conclusion
 - References

Plasma-treated yarns for biomedical applications
B Gupta, S Saxena, N Grover and A R Ray, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Chemistry of plasma processing
 - Biomedical applications
 - Conclusions
 - References

Technical sewing threads
R S Rengasamy and S Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction
 - Industrial sewing threads
 - Surgical threads/sutures for medical applications
 - References

Biodegradable textile yarns
S Mukopadhyay, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
 - Introduction: principles and importance of sustainable yarns
 - Fibres from biodegradable polymers of natural origins
 - Spinning of PLA polymers
 - Electrospinning
 - Fibres from biodegradable polymers from mineral origins
 - Applications of biodegradable fibres/yarns
 - Conclusion
 - References

Yarn and fancy yarn design using three-dimensional computer graphics and visualization techniques
W Tang, University of Teesside and T R Wan, University of Bradford, UK
 - Introduction
 - 3D Computer Graphics and Visualisation technologies for cloths and yarns
 - Microstructures of yarns and fancy yarns
 - Mathematical modelling of yarn and fancy yarn structures
 - Descriptions of a computer aided design (CAD) system for yarn and fancy yarn structures
 - Conclusion
 - References