Some Studies on Water Permeability of Nonwoven Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-153

  Patanaik, Asis ^a   Anandjiwala, Rajesh ^a  

^a Port Elizabeth ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Darcy's law; finite element analysis; nonwoven fabrics; pore size; water permeability

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VELOCITY; INSTRUMENT TESTING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NEEDLES; PORE SIZE;

AVERAGE VELOCITY; DARCY'S LAW; GOOD CORRELATIONS; NEEDLE PENETRATION; NEEDLE PUNCHING; NEEDLE-PUNCHED NONWOVEN; PREDICTION-BASED; WATER PERMEABILITY;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLAX FIBER; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY;

EID: 58449136372     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508091313     Document Type: Article

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