Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Wicking Performance of Profiled Fibre Part A: Assessment of Yarn

  • Original Contribution
  • Published:
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Geometrical shape of fibre cross section affects its degree of association with the surrounding fibres and thereby decides physical, mechanical and functional properties of yarn. While a circular cross section brings close proximity between fibres, non-circular fibres inhibit this. Proximity between fibres affects inter-fibre spaces and thus many properties of yarn and corresponding fabrics. The present study, reports on the influence of profiled polyester fibre with micro-channels on its surface and within on the fibre packing and wicking behavior of spun yarn. Five profile polyester fibres, viz; 4DG, circular hollow, conjugate hollow, octalobal and trilobal were used in the study. Yarns made from conjugate and trilobal fibres were found to have highest and lowest packing fraction respectively. Wicking height and wicking rate was the maximum for octalobal fibre yarn followed by 4DG and hollow, trilobal and conjugate fibre yarn. The doubled yarns have shown greater wicking height and wicking rate in comparison to single yarn.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. E. Kissa, Text. Res. J. 66, 660–668 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Y.K. Kamath, S.B. Hornby, H.D. Weigmann, M.F. Wilde, Text. Res. J. 64, 33–40 (1994)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. T.L. Staples, D.G. Shaffer, Elsevier A: Physicochemical and engineering aspects 204, 239–250 (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Y. Hseih, Text. Res. J. 65, 299–307 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. A. Perwuelz, P. Mondon, C. Claude, Text. Res. J. 70, 333–339 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. R. Chattopadhyay, A. Chauhan, Seminar on comfort in textiles (I I T, New Delhi, 2004)

    Google Scholar 

  7. R. Chattopadhyay, Melliand Int. 11, 25 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  8. A. Khoddami, C.M. Carr, R.H. Ging, Fibers Polym. 10(4), 452–460 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. S.S. Mahesh, S.K. Punj, B. Banwari, Indian J. of Fibre and Text. Res. 31, 313–319 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  10. G.K. Tyagi, G. Khrishna, S. Bhattacharya, P. Kumar, Indian J. of Fibre and Text. Res. 34, 137–143 (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  11. E. Karaca, N. Kahraman, S. Omeroglu, B. Becerir, Fibres Text. East. Eur. 20(92), 67–72 (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  12. M. Matsudaira, Y. Tan, Y. Kondo, J. Text. Inst. 84(3), 376–386 (1993)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. M. Matsudaira, Y. Kondo, J. Text. Inst. 87(3), 276–286 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Textile Technology, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 144011, Punjab, India

    M. Datta Roy & S. K. Sinha

  2. Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India

    R. Chattopadhyay

Authors
  1. M. Datta Roy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. Chattopadhyay
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. K. Sinha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M. Datta Roy.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Datta Roy, M., Chattopadhyay, R. & Sinha, S.K. Wicking Performance of Profiled Fibre Part A: Assessment of Yarn. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. E 98, 155–163 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-017-0097-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-017-0097-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation