Longitudinal wicking of weft knitted fabrics part I: The development of an automatic wicking test method using image analysis

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 88-96

  Zhuang, Q ^a   Harlock, S C ^a   Brook, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; KNITTED FABRICS; TEST METHODS; TESTING METHODS; WICKING;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549109385     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000208630554     Document Type: Article

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