The SRRL Integrated System for Opening and Cleaning Cotton—the Carding Cleaner and the Integrated Unit

Abstract

The changes made in a conventional one-process picker to convert the unit into a com mercial size Carding Cleaner are described. The results of pilot scale tests of the machine in an experimental line are compared with those of a control line composed of conven tionat textile mill equipment. The data presented show that the carding cleaner line achieved an average cleaning efficiency of about 59% at a production rate of 435 lb. hr., as compared with the control line which achieved 35% cleaning at 356 lb. hr. Lint losses are 1 3 to 12of those observed in the control line. Also presented are data obtained in preliminary tests of a tentative integrated clean ing system comprised of the SRRL Opener-Cleaner and the SRRL Carding Cleaner. Nearly 82% cleaning with a lint loss of 0.70% was achieved in the integrated system as compared w ith 52% cleaning and 1 14% lint loss for the control line.