Textile fibres : development and innovations / editor, V.K. Kothari.

Table of Contents

1 TRENDS TEXTILE FIBRES
1 Introduction
2 Areas of application and fibre consumption trends
3 Production trends

2 STRUCTURE OF TEXTILE FIBRES AND STRUCTURAL-DEPENDENCE OF THEIR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
1 Introduction
2 The structural basic of mechanical properties
3 Fibre structure and morphology
4 Mechanism of deformation in textile fibres
5 Mechanical properties and their measurement, etc.

3 RECEN DEVELOPMENTS IN SPRINNING MACHINERIES AND COMPONENTS FOR PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC FILAMENT VARN
1 Extruder
2 Continuous polymer filter
3 Modern spinning system
4 Quenching system and quench chamber
5 Take-up for poy machine, etc.

4 SIMULATION OF MELT SPINNING PROCESS FOR FIBRE PRODUCTION AND ITS TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical model
3 Transfer coefficients and polymer characteristics for the simulation
4 Numerical calculation
5 Technological applications of the simulation, etc.

5 PROCESS CONTROL IN SPINNING
1 Production
2 Process Control
3 Current technology trends

6 MELT SPINNING OF HOLLOW FIBRES
1 Introduction
2 Technology
3 Theoretical Investigations
4 Polymers for melt spun hollow fibres
5 Fields of application

7 MULTICOMPONENT FIBRES AND MICROFBRES
1 An outline of bicomponent conjugated fibres
2 Typical applications of conjugated fibres
3 Microfibers and their applications
4 The present situation and the future of bicomponent fibres and microfibers

8 CHEMICAL MODIFCATION OF MELT SPUN FIBRES
1 Introduction
2 Modification of polyester fibres
3 Modification of nylon 6
4 Modification of polypropylenes fibers

9 POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES
1 Introduction 2
2 Fibre production methods
3 Spinning parameters and their role in fibre formation
4 Spinning speed-through put rate relationship
5 Structure development during solidification, etc.

10 NEW DEVELOPMNTS IN PRODUCTION OF ACRYLIC FIBRES
1 Introduction
2 Solution spinning
3 Melt spinning
4 Specialty acrylic fibres
5 Functional fibres

11 HIGH STRENGTH HIGH MODULUS FUBRES
1 Introduction
2 Semi-flexible polymers
3 Semi-rigid polymers
4 Flexible polymers
5 Rigid polymers, etc.

12 HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIBRES FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
1 Introduction
2 Classification of fibres
3 Fibre Production: Spinning and drawing
4 Useful Fibre properties for technical textile
5 Specific Features of some high technology fibre, etc.

13 DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS IN NATIVE COTTON FIBRES
1 Introduction and history
2 Growth of cotton plants and fibres development
3 Cotton plant architecture
4 Cotton ball maturation and fibre development
5 Fineness, maturity, length and strength of cotton fibres, etc.

14 NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON
1 Introduction
2 History and current status in different eco-regions
3 Color of the lint
4 Technological properties
5 Revival of colored cotton, etc.

15 WOOL-A UIQUE FIBRE
1 Introduction
2 Structure
3 Properties
4 Objective evaluation
5 Scenario of wool in textile world
etc.

Includes bibliographical references . _ Index : p. 792-795