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February 16-28, 2011 Textile Excellence
Students Corner 9

STUDY EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PARAMETERS IN HEAT

Publisher
Gregory Alvares
Managing Editor:
SETTING OF LYCRA FABRIC AND OTHER QUALITY
Yogesh B Patil,* P.P. Raichurkar*,
D. J. Gohain*
S.R. Kulkarni*, Sachin Patil* (*
Industry Analyst:
Centre for Textile Functions (CTF),
Pradeep Ahire
NMIMS University Shirpur campus,
Deepak Jadhav
Shirpur, Dist- Dhule, Maharashtra,
Marketing: M. Sayyed (GM PSSGL Dyeing)
Arvind Semlani Abstract:
Production: This project deals with
Suresh Adsul the optimum heat setting of
lycra blended fabric i.eto
Bangladesh: achieve the best set of
Saleem Samad parameter in Order to give
Resident Editor
perfect dimension stability to
lycra blended knitted fabric.
Apt I-3, Victory Garden,
During heat setting process
122/1 Sher-e-Bangla Road, continuous running fabric on
Rayerbazar, Dhaka 1209, stenter machine any minute
Bangladesh
change in the only one
Cell: +88-01711-530207 parameter (like, change
saleemsamad@hotmail.com overfeed, temperature) and
result in vast variation in fab-
*Responsible for selection of ric quality.
news under the PRB Act. Introduction This project deals with
Method & material:- In Lycra blended fabric the optimum heat setting of
REGD. OFFICE: Textile
a) Material heat setting is a critical lycra blended fabric i.eto
Excellence, 3i Publishing
1) QUALITY-34*40LY fleece G. WIDTH-32'' process. During heat setting achieve the best set of
Pvt. Ltd., 2nd floor, Gandhi
DIA/GG-30/24 F. WIDTH-62'' process continuous running parameter in Order to give
Mansion, Bomanji Master
S. L-2.85 fabric on stenter machine perfect dimension stability to
Lane,Kalbadevi,
G. GSM-250 any minute change in the lycra blended knitted fabric.
Mumbai-400002. India. only one parameter (like, LYCRA is a registered
F. GSM-240
Tel:+91 22 22017013/61/62, change overfeed, tempera- trademark used for DuPont's
Fax: +91 22 22017063
2) QUALITY-34*20LY S/J G. WIDTH-34''
ture) and result in vast vari- elastane fibres. Elastane is a
Owned, published & printed DIA/GG - 30/28 F. WIDTH-64''
ation in fabric quality. generic term, like polyamide
by Gregory Alvares at 2nd S.L-3.0
Floor, A-Wing, Gandhi G. GSM-200 C) QUALITY-40*20LY S/J G.WIDTH-30''
Mansion, Bomanji Master F. GSM-18
DIA/GG-30/28 F.WIDTH-60''
Road, Kalbadevi, Mumbai-
400002. Printed at Indigo A) QUALITY-30*20LY S/J G.WIDTH-35'' S.L-2.75
Press, B-105, 1st Floor, G.GSM-150
DIA/GG-30/28 F.WIDTH-66''
Sussex Industrial Estate, F.GSM-160
Dadoji Kanddeo Marg, Opp. S.L-2.9
Sussex Cross Road, Byculla,
G.GSM-195 Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(soft) compactor
Mumbai - 400027.
F.GSM-200 Overfeed (%) 50 40 50
*Editor: D. J. Gohain
Temperature (OC) 185 160 160
Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor Speed (m/min) 9 16 20
Overfeed (%) 45 50 40
Pressure (bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd 3 -
Temperature (OC) 185 160 160
The future is called "per- Expander width
Speed (m/min) 8 (45sec) 15 10 163 158 1875MM
haps," which is the only pos- (mm)
sible thing to call the future. Pressure (bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd 3 -
Expander width (cm) 175 172 1950 MM Fan (%) 901ST 90 -
And the only important thing
is not to allow that to scare Fan (%) 90 95 - Before width 155 152 152
you. Before width (cm) 165 163 167 After width 160 155 153
- Tennessee Williams After width (cm) 168 171 168
Before gsm 150 - -
Before gsm 195 - -
After gsm 183 160 161
After gsm 241 190 190
Letters to the Editor Shrinkage (%) L=-4.5* W= 0.0 -7.5*-1.5 -4*-3.0 Shrinkage (%) L=+2.0* W=-2.5 -10.5*-3.0 -5 *-3.5

Spirality (%) 2% 0% 0% Spirality (%) 2.9% 1% 1%

B) QUALITY-34*20LY S/J G.WIDTH-33'' D) QUALITY-34*20LY S/J G. WIDTH-34''

Dear Sir, DIA/GG-30/28 F. WIDTH-64''
DIA/GG-30/28 F.WIDTH-64''

Congratulations to you & S.L-2.85 S.L-3.0

your colleagues on your launch- G.GSM-170 G.GSM-200
ing of TEXTILE EXCELLENCE,
F.GSM-180 F.GSM-180
BANGLADESH EDITION and we
wish you all the best of luck for
the success of this publication Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor
like in India. Overfeed (%) 45 50 30 Overfeed (%) 35 50 40
Temperature (OC) 185 140 160 Temperature (OC) 185 140 160
Speed (m/min) 8 18 10 Speed (m/min) 10 18 25
Regards, Pressure (bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd3 -
Pressure (bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd 3 -
Sanjeev Bawage Expander width
Expander width (mm) 169 165 1890MM 169 165 2050MM
Mumbai (mm)
Fan (%) 90 90 -
Fan(%) 90 95 -
Before width 162 160 164
Before width 160 158 162
After width 165 164 165 After width 167 165 163
Before gsm 170 - - Before gsm 200 - -
We value your suggestions and After gsm 206 182 185 After gsm 210 180 181
comments Please write to us at: Shrinkage (%) L=+2 W=-1.5 - -3*-2 Shrinkage (%) L=-1.5*W=-3.0 -10*-4 -5 *-3.5
gohain@TextileExcellence.com; Spirality (%) 4% - 3% Spirality (%) 7% 1% 3.7%
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E) QUALITY-34* 34*40LY fleece G. WIDTH-33'' Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(H/S) Compactor

Overfeed (%) 45 55 60
DIA/GG-30/24 F. WIDTH- 62''
Temperature(OC) 185 140 160
S.L-2.85 Speed(m/min) 6 10 7
G.GSM-245 Pressure(bar) 3 3 -
Expander width(mm) 165 167 1950
F.GSM-250
Fan(%) 90 90 -
Before width 160 162 166
Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor
After width 165 166 165.5
Overfeed (%) 37 45 40
Before gsm 177 177 -
Temperature (OC) 185 160 160
After gsm 208 165 170/172
Speed (m/min) 7 20 20
Shrinkage(%) L=-2.5 W=-4.5 -0.5*-5.5
Pressure (bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd 3 -
Spirality(%) 0 0 0
Expander width
161 160 1980mm
(mm)
Fan (%) 90 95 - To study the variation of over feed during heat setting
process
Before width 155 150 157
After width 158 157 160 A) QUALITY-34*40LY fleece G.WIDTH-32''

Before gsm 245 - - DIA/GG-30/24 F.WIDTH-62''

After gsm 284 255 247 S.L-2.90
Shrinkage(%) L=+0.5* w=-1.5 -9.0*-4.5 -4.5*-4
G.GSM-250 or polyester. It defines a
Spirality(%) 2% 1% 1%
F.GSM-240
manmade fiber in which the
fiber-forming substance is a
F) QUALITY-34*40LY fleece G.WIDTH-32'' synthetic chain polymer con-
Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter( H/S) taining at least 85% seg-
DIA/GG-30/24 F. WIDTH-62'' mented polyurethane.
Overfeed(%) 30 40
S.L-2.85 Temperature(OC) 185 185 LYCRA in the stretch fab-
ric is knitted or woven under
G.GSM-250 Speed(m/min) 8 8
tension. When relaxed, it
Pressure(bar) 3 3 trends to compact the fabric
F.GSM-240
Expander width(mm) 158 158 length and width to a "jam
Fan(%) 90 90 point". The "hard" fibre
Parameter Stenter(H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor buckles when the fabric is
Before width 142 142
"jammed", and it limits the
Overfeed(%) 37 55 45
After width 157 157 extension of the fabric when
Temperature( C)O
185 160 160 Before gsm 250 - it is being stretched. Elastic
Speed(m/min) 8 7 25 After gsm 274 290 fabrics are very often
required wider and lighter
Pressure(bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd3 - Shrinkage(%) L= -1.5* w= -2.5 +1.0*-2.5
than their width and weight
Expander width(mm) 161 160 2100 at "Jam point".
Finishing process
Fan(%) 90 90 - b) Method
QUALITY-34*40LY fleece G.WIDTH-32'' Heat settindyeingfinish-
Before width 150 154 155
ing
After width 157 157 160 DIA/GG-30/24 F.WIDTH-62''
During heat setting
Before gsm 250 - - S.L-2.90 process continuous running
fabric on stenter machine
After gsm 280 245 240 G.GSM-250 any minute change in the
Shrinkage(%) L=0*W=-2.0 - -3*-5
F.GSM-240
only one parameter (like,
change overfeed) and result
Spirality(%) 0 - 0
in vast variation in fabric
Parameter Stenter(H/S) Stenter(soft) Compactor quality. Then fabric passes
To study variation of temperature during heat setting Overfeed(%) 40 45 10 through the dyeing& finally
process Temperature(OC) 185 160 160 finishing. Study of different
process parameter during
A) QUALITY-34*20DLY S/J G. WIDTH-32'' Speed(m/min) 8 10 10
heat setting and finishing
Pressure(bar) 3 1ST6; 2nd 3 - process:
DIA/GG-30/28 F. WIDTH-65'' Expander width(mm) 158 1600 1850
Fan(%) 90 95 - Conclusion
G.GSM-177 S.L-2.20
A Particular quality Lycra
Before width 142 154 154
F.GSM-180 /cotton blend heat set per-
After width 157 160 156 fectly on single set of param-
Before gsm - - - eter. If particular parameter
Parameter Stenter (H/S) Stenter(H/S) Aftergsm 290 260 275 changes slightly like over
Overfeed (%) 45 45 Shrinkage(%) +1.0*-2.5 -4.5*-0.5 -0.5*-2.5
feed, temperature during
heat setting process (other
Temperature (OC) 185 195 Spirality(%) 0 0.5 0
parameter are constantant)
Speed(m/min) 10 10 an then achieved result of lot
Pressure(bar) 3 3 Table1. Ex. variation of overfeed during heat setting GSM, Shrinkage, Spirality Of
process. fabric.
Expander width (mm) 165 165
Fan (%) 90 90 Overfeed 30% 37% 40%
Table 3. Effect on fabric
Before width 160 160 of heat-set temperature
GSM 274 281 292
After width 165 166
Before gsm 177 177 Shrinkage L=-1.5*w=-2.5 +1*-3.0 +1*-2.5 Property Temp increase

After gsm 218 208 Spirality 0% 0.5% 0.5% Stability Increases

Shrinkage(%) L=+3* W =-1.5 -2.5 *-4.5
Shrinkage Decreases
Table2. Ex. variation of temperature during heat setting
Finishing process process. Whiteness Decreases

QUALITY-34*20DLY S/J G.WIDTH-32'' Temperature 1850c 1950c

Flatness Increases
GSM 218 208
DIA/GG-30/28 F.WIDTH-65''
Width Increases
Shrinkage L=+3*-1.5 -2.5*-4.5
G.GSM-177 S.L- 2.20
spirality 3% 0% Lubricant
Increases
F.GSM-180 width 165 166/167.5 spots

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