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Using Dynamic Fluid Surface Tension to Fingerprint Glass Fiber Dispersion in the Production of Wet-Laid Fiberglass mat

Cross-Flow Drying and Curing of Wet-Laid Glass Fiber Veils

Crossflow Drying and Curing of Wetlaid Glass Veils

Computer Integrated Manufacturing in Nonwovens, Phase I: Application to Wetlaid Web Forming Systems

A Review of Wet-Laid Nonwovens: Manufacturing and Markets

Application of Electrowetting to Distribution of Finishes on Nonwoven Fabrics

Basics of Textile Wet Processing

Fiber Dispersion in Wet-Lay Mixing Tanks

From INDA's Nonwoven Glossary:

Wet laid definition
To distinguish nonwovens from papers, a wet laid material will be defined a nonwoven if:
More than 50%, by mass, of its fibrous content is made up of fibers (excluding chemically digested vegetable fibers) with a length to diameter ratio greater than 300:
or
More than 30%, by mass of its fibrous content is made of fibers in “a” above and meet one
or both of the following criteria:
Length to diameter ratio of more than 600.
The density of the fabric is less than 0.4 g/cc.

Wet laying or Wet forming
Wet laid nonwovens are produced in a process similar to paper making. The nonwoven web is produced by filtering an aqueous suspension of fiber onto a screen conveyor belt or perforated drum. Many wet laid nonwovens are made with wood pulp or other natural fibers blended with synthetic fibers or fiberglass.

Wet laid nonwoven
A wet laid web bonded by one or more techniques to provide fabric integrity.

Wet laid web
A web of fibers produced by the wet laying process.