Study of sliver irregularity caused by fiber acceleration motion during the drafting process

Abstract

During the drafting process, the fiber acceleration motion contributes significantly to the sliver irregularity. In this study, the drafting simulation based on the improved model of fiber arrangement in the sliver was developed to analyze the sliver irregularity caused by the acceleration motion during the drafting process. The results indicated that the drafting simulation could provide an effective reference for the parameter optimization of the drafting process under the condition of saving raw material cost and time cost. The simulations and calculations denoted that a shorter gauge length and larger input sliver linear density by more concentrated accelerated motion could be conducive to more even slivers during the drafting process. In addition, in order to generate higher sliver evenness, in the double-zone drafting process, the draft ratio of the back drafting zone should be selected to be slightly greater than 1 so that the draft ratio of the front drafting zone would be relatively large when the total draft ratio is constant due to the trend of the additional irregularity caused by the acceleration motion increasing to a peak value firstly and then decreasing as the draft ratio grows.

Keywords

Sliver irregularity fiber acceleration motion drafting process displacement deviation drafting parameters

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