Affiliation:
1. Department of Textile Industries, The University, Leeds 2, England
Abstract
The effect of input tension and cam setting on fabric quality and plain-knitted loop formation is investigated in detail, using a lubricated viscose staple yarn. It is indicated that the K1-4 values are not strictly constants, but are variable when a wide range of knitting stiffnesses are studied. An investigation of the mechanism of loop formation shows that the phenomenon of "robbing-back" is the fundamental factor influencing the size of the knitted loop, and that the percentage "robbed-back" (% R.B.) values are predictable under known knitting conditions. This work suggests that % R.B. is dependent solely on the actual tensions that occur within the knitting zone, and that this robbing action is a function of the machine characteristics and is independent of the yarn, assuming identical yarn frictional properties.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
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