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Textile Research Journal, Vol. 76, No. 7, 559-566 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0040517506064472

The Effect of Yarn Hairiness on Air Drag in Ring Spinning

Zheng-Xue Tang

School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia

Xungai Wang

School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia, xwang{at}deakin.edu.au

Lijing Wang

School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia

W. Barrie Fraser

School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

Air drag on yarn and package surfaces affects yarn tension, which in turn affects energy consumption and ends-down in ring spinning. This study investigated the effects of yarn hairiness on air drag in ring spinning. Theoretical models of skin friction coefficient on the surface of rotating yarn packages were developed. The predicted results were verified with experimental data obtained from cotton and wool yarns. The results show that hairiness increases the air drag by about one-quarter and one-third for the rotating cotton and wool yarn packages, respectively. In addition, yarn hairiness increases the air drag by about one-tenth on a ballooning cotton yarn.

Key Words: ring spinning • ballooning yarn • yarn package • yarn hairiness • air drag


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