This paper reports on an attempt to modify a circular knitting machine such that it would operate without the need for a customary tension system where a kinitting machine can operate without an asymmetric take-down system preliminary results appear promising and warrant further development. 

Woven fabrics prove to be a very convenient fibre reinforcement when prepreg layers have to be draped on to double curvature moulds. The process of draping causes the angle between the warp and weft yarns to vary over the product with this double curvature. As a result, the thermomechanical properties of the fibre reinforced composite material show a corresponding distribution. These thermo-ela...

Many fabric defects are very small and undistinguishable, which makes them very difficult to detect by only monitoring the intensity change. Faultless fabric is a repetitive and regular global texture and Fourier transform can be applied to monitor the spatial frequency spectrum of a fabric. When a defect occurs in fabric, its regular structure is changed so that the corresponding intensity at ...

The physical and dimensional characteristics, i.e. course wale spacing, stitch density, tightness factor, diameter, porosity, stability bursting strength of single jersey knitted items containing lycra yarn with the variations in length content have been examined a detail investigation on filament has discussed this study. Six different samples were identical cotton but contents length. After c...

Beef cattle have been selected in particular for increased growth rates and greater muscle development. The myostatin gene is responsible for the muscle hyperplasia in double muscled animals and it is also responsible in these animals for differences, during foetal development, in the relative proportions of muscle fibre types. A mutation in the myostatin gene in Limousin cattle (F94L) has been...

This paper presents the design and development process of ECG (electrocardiogram) garments using different textile-based dry electrodes assesses their performance through wearer trials. To comply with criteria identified for such garments, sequences sketches modified features, physical prototyping trial industry grade mannequin were first implemented before finalising a prototype three fabrics ...