BHT403

Yarn Manufacture II

L-T-P2-1-0 Credits3 Session2023-24 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Handloom & Textile Technology · Sem 4 (Core)

Syllabus

5 units · 45 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

9 hrs

Speed Frame: Objectives, functions of different machine components and high drafting system, roving twist in speed frame, winding principles and equations related to bobbin leading and flyer leading, Differential motions, building motion, cone profile, numerical problems, norms, performance assessment. drafting systems, common defects in roving packages, their causes and remedies, Developments in speed frame

Unit2

Unit 2

9 hrs

Ring Frame: Function and mode of operation of ring frame, role of drafting system, yarn guiding devices, forces acting between ring and traveler, yarn tension variation, balloon tension at maximum diameter, tasks of traveller, limiting speed, classification, form of traveler, traveler mass and material, different ring-traveller combinations, winding process, cop structure, spinning geometry, causes of end breaks, numerical problems, norms, performance assessment, Compact spinning- its types and advantages,

Unit3

Unit 3

9 hrs

Ring Frame & Doubling: Concept of twist multiplier and yarn contraction, Factors affecting twist in a yarn, Building mechanism, Importance of spinning geometry and its elements, Control of yarn tension in ring frame, Mechanism of package formation. Limitation of ring spinning and factors responsible for loss in efficiency, Objective of doubling, Different systems of doubling, Study of ring doubler and TFO (Two for one) machine, Calculations related to yarn doubling, Fancy yarns, sewing threads, Core spun yarn and other specialty yarns, Objective of reeling, Types of reeling, Construction and working of reel, Yarn bundling.

Unit4

Unit 4

9 hrs

Rotor Spinning: Causes leading to the advent of unconventional systems of spinning; Basic Principle of Open-end Spinning systems; Variables for classification of unconventional methods of yarn production; Different Classifications of unconventional methods of yarn production; Principle involved in each group of classification. Introduction to Rotor Spinning Principle and Engineering design of various parts of rotor spinning, effect of rotor machine variables and fibre properties on the properties of rotor spun yarns. Limitations of rotor spinning, advances in rotor spinning.

Unit5

Unit 5

9 hrs

Other Non-Conventional Spinning Systems: Study of other spinning systems, viz. Friction and Air-jet etc. Mechanism of yarn formation, Structure, properties and end-uses of yarns spun on these systems, Various developments in these systems Electrostatic, air-vortex, Wrap, Twist less, Self-twist and other non-conventional methods of yarn Structure, properties and end-uses of these yarns, Potential and limitations of various spinning technologies.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1To know about the working of Speed Frame Machine.
  2. CO2To know about the working of Ring Frame Machine.
  3. CO3To know about the Doubling process and working of TFO.
  4. CO4To know about working of Rotor spinning system.
  5. CO5To know about the working of Non- Conventional Spinning System.

Text Books

  1. Oxtoby E., “Spun Yarn Technology “, Butterworth Publications, London, 1987
  2. Klein W., “The Technology of Short-staple Spinning”, The Textile Institute, Manchester,1998
  3. Klein W., “A Practical Guide to Ring Spinning “, The Textile Institute, Manchester, 1999
  4. Klein W., “New Spinning Systems “, The Textile Institute, Manchester, 1993

References

  1. Lord P.R., “Yarn Production: Science, Technology and Economics”, The Textile Institute, Manchester, 1999
  2. Shaw J., “Short-staple Ring Spinning, Textile Progress”, The Textile Institute, Manchester, 1982
  3. Iredale J., “Yarn Preparation: A Handbook “, Intermediate Technology, 1992

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 17, 18 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗