Lattice Model for the Drape and Bending Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-78

  Termonia, Yves ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); LATTICE CONSTANTS; NONWOVEN FABRICS;

FIBRE LENGTH;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BENDING PROPERTY; DRAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONWOVEN FABRIC; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0037284038     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307300114     Document Type: Article

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