Fibre Dynamics in a Revolving-flats Card: An Assessment of Changes in the State of Fibre Mass during the Early Stages of the Carding Process

摘要

A study is made of the changes in the state of fibre mass fed to the taker-in and transferred to the cylinder during the operation of a revolving-flats card. On the basis of the results of experimental work, an estimate is made of the actual draft at the taker-in/cylinder transfer region. The results confirm that extensive opening to the point of single fibres takes place at the taker-in stage but that there are still many tuftlets present in the fibre mass transferred to the cylinder.