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Lint Cleaning Performance of a Pneumatic Fractionator: Impacts on Fiber Quality and Economic Value of Saw- and Roller-Ginned Upland Cotton

Jaya Shankar Tumuluru,
Carlos B. Armijo,
Derek P. Whitelock,
Christopher Delhom and
Vikki Martin

Processes2026, 14(2), 290;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr14020290

14 January 2026

Current saw- and pin-type lint-cleaning systems used by the ginning industry have challenges retaining lint quality. The objective of the research was to test a novel pneumatic fractionator for the lint cleaning of an Upland cotton variety that was b...

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Modeling and Optimization of High-Capacity Experimental Reclaimers to Minimize the Seed and Lint Loss during Roller Ginning of Upland and Pima Cotton

Jaya Shankar Tumuluru,
Carlos B. Armijo,
Derek P. Whitelock and
Paul A. Funk

Processes2023, 11(10), 2868;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11102868

29 September 2023

In the present study, two high-capacity experimental roller gin reclaimers, (a) a modified 3-saw cylinder stick machine (three-saw) and (b) a modified 2-saw cylinder gin stand feeder (700), were optimized with respect to reclaimer saw cylinder speed...

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Evaluation of Alternative-Design Cotton Gin Lint Cleaning Machines on Fiber Length Uniformity Index

Carlos B. Armijo,
Christopher D. Delhom,
Derek P. Whitelock,
Jaya Shankar Tumuluru,
Kathleen M. Yeater,
Cody D. Blake,
Chandler Rowe,
John D. Wanjura,
Ruixiu Sui and
Gregory A. Holt
+ 2 authors

AgriEngineering2023, 5(4), 2123-2138;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering5040130

8 November 2023

Developing cotton ginning methods that improve fiber length uniformity index to levels that are compatible with newer and more efficient spinning technologies would expand market share and increase the demand for cotton products and give U.S. cotton...

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Bionic Design of a Winding Roller and Experiments for Cleaning Long Foreign Matter from Raw Cotton

Zesen Feng,
Ling Zhao,
Zhongzheng Huangfu,
Zongbin Liu,
Zhihu Dong,
Xin Yu,
Jialin Han,
Guo Zhou and
Yanlong Wu

Appl. Sci.2022, 12(19), 10003;https://doi.org/10.3390/app121910003

5 October 2022

Natural cotton fibers are inevitably mixed with long foreign matter (LFM) from the planting and ginning processes, which greatly deteriorate the quality of textile products. Therefore, how to design automated equipment that can efficiently remove LFM...

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