INTC06 Hydroentangling

Thursday, September 28

Hydroentangling

8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Moderator: Hooman Tafreshi, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)

Effect of Flow Characteristics, Fiber and Web Properties, and Process Parameters on the Energy Transfer and Microstructure of Hydroentangled Fabrics

Memis Acar, Loughborough University (United Kingdom)

Energy optimization via nozzle geometry
Effect of web/fiber properties on fabric properties
Discussion on microstructural changes

Predicting Inlet Roundness of Hydroentangling Nozzles Using CFD Simulations

Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)

Maintaining collimated waterjets over time
Predicting nozzle inlet roundness and its comparison with nominal values

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The Role of Waterjet Curtain in Entangling Efficiency and Modifying the Jet Streaks in Hydroentangling Fabrics

Katharina Rompert, Freudenberg & Co.

Relationship between fiber entangling and nozzle diameter at different operating pressures obtained
Characteristics of fabrics produced by waterjets of different diameters described

Modeling Hydroentangling Process

Ping Xiang, North Carolina State University

Theoretical modeling of hydroentangling process
Role of process parameters in fabric formation

The Dyeing of Hydroentangled Fabrics: Study of the Adsorption Behavior

A.D. Hewitt, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)

Factors contributing to dye levelness
Fabric influence on dye behavior and uniformity
Discussion on multiple fiber blends

INTC 2006 • Sept 25-28, 2006 • Houston, Texas

Program subject to last minute changes and cancellations. The opinions given at INTC 2006 are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of INDA, TAPPI or of their Board of Directors.

Photographs courtesy of:
Ægis Environments; ChK Group, Inc. Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH Nordson Corporation Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.	. Shiga University Texas Tech University, Neal Hinkle University of Arkansas University of Delaware