A New Analytical Solution of the Twist Wave Propagation Equation with its Application in a Modified Ring Spinning System

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 636-641

  Tang, Hong Bo ^a   Xu, Bin Gang ^a   Tao, Xiao Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ring spinning; twist distribution; twist propagation; yarn torque

Indexed keywords

WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WOOL; YARN;

COUNTERPROPAGATING WAVES; EXPONENTIAL REPRESENTATION; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PROPAGATION PROCESS; RING SPINNING; RING SPINNING FRAME; TWIST DISTRIBUTION; WAVE PROPAGATION EQUATIONS;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

CROSS SECTION; RING SPINNING; STAPLE FIBER; TORQUE; TWISTING; TWISTING MACHINE; YARN MODIFICATION;

EID: 77951018964     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517509343817     Document Type: Article

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