Format:
1 online resource (560 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780081018880
Series Statement:
The Textile Institute Book Series
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Front Cover -- Advances in Carpet Manufacture -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Carpet types and requirements -- 1.1 The role of textiles in floor coverings -- 1.1.1 Residential use -- 1.1.2 Commercial use -- 1.1.3 Carpet properties -- Aesthetics -- Thermal insulation -- Acoustic insulation -- Safety -- Impact upon human health -- 1.2 Types of textile used as floor coverings -- 1.2.1 Fibres used in the use surface -- Wool -- Polyamide -- Polyester -- Polypropylene -- Polyacrylate -- Vegetable fibres -- 1.2.2 Fibres used in the backing structure -- Jute -- Cotton -- Polyester -- Polypropylene -- Others -- 1.3 Methods of carpet construction -- 1.3.1 Woven carpets -- Wilton -- Axminster -- Gripper jacquard -- Spool -- Spool-gripper -- Modern loom developments -- Textile floor coverings without pile -- 1.3.2 Non-woven carpets -- Tufted carpets -- Needled floor coverings -- Other methods -- 1.4 Future trends -- 1.4.1 Fibres and yarns -- 1.4.2 Manufacture -- 1.4.3 Influences -- 1.5 Sources of further information and advice -- Trade associations -- Testing laboratories and technical advice -- Publications -- Textbook -- Chapter 2: Structure and properties of carpet fibres and yarns -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Structure and properties of carpet fibres -- 2.2.1 Synthetic fibre -- 2.2.1.1 Nylon -- 2.2.1.2 Acrylic fibres -- 2.2.1.3 Polypropylene -- 2.2.1.4 Polyester -- 2.2.2 Natural fibres -- 2.2.2.1 Wool -- 2.2.2.2 Chemical and physical structure of wool -- 2.2.3 Wool quality and its significance -- 2.2.3.1 Mean fibre diameter -- 2.2.3.2 Fibre length after carding -- 2.2.3.3 Bulk -- 2.2.3.4 Medullation -- 2.2.3.5 Base colour -- 2.2.3.6 Vegetable matter contamination -- 2.2.4 Silk fibre -- 2.2.5 Jute fibre -- 2.2.6 Cotton fibre -- 2.3 Carpet yarn engineering -- 2.3.1 Filament yarns -- 2.3.1.1 Hot-fluid-technique
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3.6.4 Raw material specification -- 3.6.5 Calculation of production and unit cost -- 3.6.6 The market for woven carpet -- 3.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Recycling carpet materials -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Quantification of carpet waste -- 4.2.1 Pre-consumer or industrial waste -- 4.2.2 Post-consumer or used carpet waste -- 4.3 Methods of dealing with carpet waste -- 4.4 Carpet recycling and related issues -- 4.4.1 Landfill -- 4.4.2 Incineration -- 4.4.3 Reuse in alternative forms -- 4.4.4 Current status of carpet recycling -- 4.5 Highlights of past and current innovations -- 4.6 Public awareness and dissemination -- 4.6.1 Industry -- 4.6.2 Government -- 4.6.3 Consumer -- 4.6.4 Future scope of carpet recycling -- 4.6.5 Sources for further information -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Developments in wool carpet manufacture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 A brief history -- 5.1.2 Properties of wool -- 5.2 Wool supply and early stage processing -- 5.2.1 Carpet wool production -- 5.2.2 Wool scouring -- 5.3 Processing routes for wool -- 5.3.1 Woollen spinning -- 5.3.2 Semiworsted asnd worsted carpet yarn -- 5.4 Technologies for wool carpet yarns -- 5.4.1 Twistset™ (formerly known as Chemset5) -- 5.4.2 Melt-bonding -- 5.4.3 Twisting -- 5.4.4 Felted yarn -- 5.4.5 Insect-resist treatments -- 5.4.6 Zeacrimp™ high bulk nylon (HBN) -- 5.5 Manufacturing techniques for wool carpets -- 5.6 Technologies for tufting wool carpets -- 5.6.1 Tufting needles -- 5.6.2 Yarn supply to tufting -- 5.6.3 Technologies to enhance wool carpets -- Anti-photobleaching treatment -- Stain blocking -- Enhanced scouring treatment -- Agents for rapid wool dyeing -- Fibre surface modification -- Prevention of pile reversal -- 5.7 Wool carpet performance -- 5.7.1 Performance testing -- Durability -- Appearance retention -- Tuft bind
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5.8 Selecting the most appropriate wool carpet -- 5.9 Future trends -- 5.9.1 Marketing and promotional needs -- 5.9.2 Maintenance of supply -- 5.10 Sources of further information and advice -- 5.10.1 Wools of New Zealand Carpet Technical Information Bulletins -- References -- Chapter 6: Developments in textile sports surfaces -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Key requirements of sports surfaces -- 6.3 Types of textiles used in relation to the sports surfaces -- 6.4 Role of textiles in meeting performance requirements -- 6.4.1 Choice of polymers for artificial turf fibres or yarns -- 6.4.2 Role of the resilience of the fibres and yarns -- 6.4.3 Materials and methods for resilience measurements -- 6.5 Sliding and temperature, related to the used textiles -- 6.5.1 Problem and objective -- 6.5.2 Design of the test setup -- 6.5.3 Measurements: temperature and sliding distance -- 6.5.4 Influence of the height of strewing of infill material on the sliding -- 6.5.5 Calculation of the temperature increase at the surface of the skin -- 6.6 Future trends -- 6.7 Applications and examples of artificial turf fields -- 6.7.1 Existing artificial turfs -- 6.7.2 Costing of turfs -- 6.7.3 Advantages of artificial turf fields -- 6.7.4 Weaknesses of the existing artificial turf fields -- Temperature of the artificial turf field -- Rubber infill -- Ball response for soccer -- 6.7.5 Conclusions concerning existing artificial turf fields -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7: Reducing static electricity in carpets -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Principles of static electricity in carpeted environments -- 7.2.1 Some basic principles and terminology -- 7.2.2 A simple electronic model of electrostatic charging -- 7.2.3 The role of materials in charge generation -- 7.2.4 The effect of atmospheric humidity -- 7.2.5 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) risk thresholds
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7.2.6 Static charge build-up on walking personnel -- 7.2.7 Measurements made on floor materials -- 7.2.7.1 Point-to-point resistance or surface resistance -- 7.2.7.2 Resistance-to-ground -- 7.2.7.3 Vertical resistance -- 7.2.7.4 Human body voltage (walking test) -- 7.3 Methods of reducing static electricity in carpet materials -- 7.3.1 Choice of materials -- 7.3.1.1 Conductive fibres -- 7.3.1.2 Topical finishes -- 7.4 Test methods and standards -- 7.4.1 Standard organisations -- 7.4.2 Comparison of methods for measuring resistance -- 7.4.3 Comparison of methods for walking tests -- 7.4.4 Performance requirements for floor coverings -- 7.5 Applications -- 7.5.1 Offices, retail, and domestic environments -- 7.5.2 Electronics industry -- 7.5.3 Environments where flammable atmospheres may be present -- 7.5.4 Data Centres -- 7.6 Future trends -- 7.6.1 Standard test methods -- 7.6.2 Static control in health care environments -- 7.7 Sources of further information and advice -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: The acoustic and thermal properties of carpeted floors -- 8.1 Introduction: Carpet as an acoustic material -- 8.2 Acoustic properties and testing -- 8.2.1 The acoustic properties of wool carpets -- 8.3 Thermal insulation -- 8.3.1 Introduction -- 8.3.2 Heat transmission and heat insulation -- 8.3.3 Thermal properties of different carpet fibres -- 8.3.4 Underlays -- 8.3.5 Fuel savings -- 8.3.6 Physiological effects -- 8.4 Wool carpets and underfloor heating -- 8.4.1 Introduction -- 8.4.2 Floor coverings and underfloor heating -- 8.4.3 Wool carpets -- 8.4.4 Backings and underlays -- 8.4.5 Static -- 8.4.6 Basic requirements for wool carpets to be used on heated floors -- 8.4.6.1 Thermal resistance -- 8.4.6.2 Determination of thermal resistance: Instrumental measurement
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8.4.6.3 Determination of thermal resistance: Estimation
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Stuffer-box technique -- 2.3.2 BCF polypropylene -- 2.3.3 BCF polyester -- 2.3.4 BCF nylon -- 2.3.5 Wool yarn manufacturing -- 2.4 Spinning -- 2.4.1 Pre-spinning yarn finishing -- 2.4.1.1 Scouring -- 2.4.1.2 Oiling -- 2.4.1.3 Carding -- 2.4.1.4 Spooling -- 2.4.2 Ring spinning -- 2.4.3 Twisting -- 2.4.4 Post-spinning yarn finishing -- 2.4.4.1 Yarn scouring -- 2.4.4.2 Twist setting -- 2.4.4.3 Mothproofing -- 2.4.4.4 Static control -- 2.4.4.5 Flame resistance -- 2.4.4.6 Anti-soil/anti-stain -- 2.5 Carpet yarn testing and quality control -- 2.6 Carpet/rugs industry and environment -- 2.7 Future trends -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Advances in carpet weaving -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Face-to-face carpet weaving -- 3.2.1 Double rapier weaving for cut-pile carpets -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.2.2 Triple rapier weaving for cut pile carpets -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.2.3 Triple rapier weaving for cut and loop pile carpets -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.2.4 Double rapier weaving for long pile carpets -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.2.5 Triple rapier weaving for sisal look carpets -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.3 Axminster weaving -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.4 Wire Wilton and loop pile weaving -- 3.4.1 Wire Wilton weaving -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.4.2 Loop pile weaving -- Applications -- Weaving technique -- Weaving machine -- 3.5 Automation in carpet-weaving mills -- 3.5.1 Introduction -- 3.5.2 CAD/CAM -- 3.5.3 Networking and process control -- 3.5.4 Automated creel -- 3.6 Management of carpet-weaving factory -- 3.6.1 Complete carpet-weaving process -- 3.6.2 Design possibilities -- 3.6.3 Maintenance of machines
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Print version Goswami, K. K. Advances in Carpet Manufacture San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2017 ISBN 9780081011317
Language:
English
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