Porosity Prediction of Plain Weft Knitted Fabrics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Fabric code | F1 [5] | F2 [5] | F3 [5] | F4 [5] | F5 | F6 | F7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiber type | Cotton | Polyester | Polyester | ||||
Yarn type | Staple Fiber | Monofilament | Multifilament | ||||
Yarn count (Tex) | 24.61 | 24.61 | 24.61 | 24.61 | 27.00 | 27.00 | 19.0 |
Yarn radius (mm) | 0.129 | 0.130 | 0.134 | 0.132 | 0.0785 | 0.0785 | 0.16 |
Wales per cm | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 6.40 |
Courses per cm | 8.00 | 9.00 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 |
Stitch length (mm) | 5.137 | 4.916 | 4.53 | 4.119 | 4.725 | 4.6896 | 5.000 |
Fabric thickness (mm) | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.512 | 0.507 | 0.72 |
Areal density (g/m2) | 86.0 | 98.0 | 118.0 | 126.0 | 71.67 | 75.0 | 63.4 |
Fiber density (g/cm3) | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 |
2.1. Plug-in
- (1)
- 3D geometrical model creation of plain weft knitted fabric;
- (2)
- Porosity calculation.
2.2. 3D Model
2.3. Plug-in for Multifilament Weft Knitted Fabric
2.4. Prediction of Porosity
3. Results and Discussion
Fabric code | Plug-in predicted | Experiment |
---|---|---|
F1 | 0.8848 | 0.8912 |
F2 | 0.8787 | 0.8783 |
F3 | 0.8629 | 0.8535 |
F4 | 0.86502 | 0.8519 |
F5 | 0.8977 | 0.8993 |
F6 | 0.90788 | 0.8936 |
F7 | 0.93691 | 0.9366 |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Siddiqui, M.O.R.; Sun, D. Porosity Prediction of Plain Weft Knitted Fabrics. Fibers 2015, 3, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3010001
Siddiqui MOR, Sun D. Porosity Prediction of Plain Weft Knitted Fabrics. Fibers. 2015; 3(1):1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiddiqui, Muhammad Owais Raza, and Danmei Sun. 2015. "Porosity Prediction of Plain Weft Knitted Fabrics" Fibers 3, no. 1: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib3010001