1st Edition

Textile Mechanisms in Spinning and Weaving Machines

By Ganapathy Nagarajan Copyright 2025

    This book discusses the mechanics in textile machinery in spinning, weaving and knitting processes. It is a useful resource for developing an analytical thinking about the machineries by providing information about the various mechanisms involved. The subject matter of this book includes –

    • Gear trains
    • Equations of movement
    • Resolution of forces
    • Principle of moments
    • Stress, strain and elasticity

    Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan) 

    Preface, Foreword

    1. Belt, rope and chain drives

    2. Gear trains

    3. Rotary motion

    4. Equations of movement

    5. Parallelogram of velocities

    6. Force, mass and momentum

    7. Work and power

    8. Resolution of forces

    9. Centre of gravity

    10. Principle of moments

    11. Friction

    12. Coil friction

    13. Lifting machines and velocity ratio

    14. Stress, strain and elasticity

    15. Momentum, energy, impulsive forces and impact

    16. Motion in a circle

    17. Simple harmonic motion

    18. Moments of inertia and kinetic energy of rotating bodies

    19. Practical methods of finding moment of inertia

    20. Cams

    Biography

    Ganapathy Nagarajan served as General manager (Technical) in Production, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Department. He has also worked in the Spinning division of the South India Textile Research Organization.