1st Edition
The Measurement of Wool Fibre Properties and their Effect on Worsted Processing Performance and Product Quality Part 1: The Objective Measurement of Wool Fibre Properties
120 Pages
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CRC Press
122 Pages
by
CRC Press
122 Pages
by
CRC Press
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A critical and comprehensive examination of the origination and application of developments in the textile industry and its products, this book provides one of the only state-of-the-science reviews carried out in recent years. It covers the measurement of wool fiber properties, specifically those of raw wool. It also examines the release and wide acceptance of instrument and test methods for the... Read more
Introduction , 2. The objective measurement of wool fibre properties, 2.2. Wool base, vegetable matter base and yield, 2.3. Fibre diameter, 2.4. Single fibre and staple length, 2.5. Colour, 2.6. Coloured (dark) and medullated fibres, 2.7. Fibre crimp, 2.8. Style, 2.9. Miscellaneous tests, 3. Concluding remarks and further reading
Biography
Anton F. Botha, Lawrance Hunter – both the Textile Institute Manchester, UK.






