Effects of Drying on Knit Fabric Properties

Abstract

This study pretend to assess the effects of drying on knit fabric properties. Mainly Dryer machine works to eliminate the extra water remains on fabric after de-watering. By using dryer machine many properties of fabric like: GSM, Dia, WPI, CPI, Stitch length, Yarn count can also be controlled. We observed many fabrics treated on open dryer machine from load to unload and collected samples and we also noted the parametrs (GSM, Dia, WPI, CPI, Stitch length, Yarn count) data both before and after.We thoroughly assessed the data and calculated the rate of changes of various properties of various knit fabrics. Dryer is a essential and primary machine for textile finishing sector.We collected the data from a open dryer from santex. The origin of the machine is Switzerland. The machine can be heated up to 180 degree. Minimum temperature of the machine is 80 degree. The machine can run at a maximum speed of 80 meter/min and at a minimum speed of 5 meter/min. The machine can give a maximum vibration of 900 to the fabric. In this project we observed many different compositions of single jersy fabric, Rib fabric and many other knitted fabrics. We noted and calculated the data very carefully.