The shrinkage rate of woollen fabrics is proportional to the square of the agitator speed in an impeller washing machine. By measuring the relative force levels at different speeds, it is con cluded that the increase is caused by the number of flexes per unit time and the magnitude of the flexes both being proportional to the impeller speed.
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