Department of Textile Engineering
Wollo University
Course Number TEng2141
Course Title Yarn Manufacturing I
Degree Program B. Sc. in Textile Engineering
Module 14: Spinning Technology
Module
Coordinator
Bayeleyegn M
and Lami A.
Lecturer
5
ECTS Credits
Contact Hours Lecture Tutorial Laboratory or Practice Home study
(per week) 4 0 0 6
Course Objectives The course aims to introduce students to the basics of
& Competences to spinning processes and principles of spinning:
be Acquired Know materials for spinning
To understand the purposes of opening, cleaning, mixing
and blending of fibers
To understand the objectives and principles of drafting
To understand the combing process
To know methods of waste collection and recycling
CHAPTER ONE
Raw material requirement and Spinning performance:
Spinning
Important characteristics of raw materials for
spinning
CHAPTER TWO: BLOWROOM
Course Opening, cleaning, mixing and blending of fibers:
Description/ Purpose of opening, Principles of fiber opening in blow
Course Contents room, Types of opening, Principles of cleaning, Principles
and methods of fiber mixing and blending, Blending and
Cleaning devices ,Control of fibre flow; Ancillary
Equipment, Chute Feeding, Calculation involved in Blow
room, Blow room line for Man-made fibre and Blends,
Waste disposal and recycling.
CHAPTER THREE: CARDING
Objectives and principles of carding
Objective of carding; Principles of fiber opening in card, Types
of carding machines with their different organs, Operation
Principles of revolving flat cards, Card wires and their
specifications for processing various types of fibres, Principle of
auto levellers in carding machine, Production calculations
pertaining to carding system, Woollen and worsted cards
features and working principles, Sequence of opening machine ,
Influence of process parameters on opening and cleaning,
Analysis of opening and cleaning processes
CHAPTER FOUR: DRAW FRAM
Objective and principles of drafting:
Purpose and Principles of condensation of fibbers, Types of roller
drafting systems, Floating fibres, Fibre control elements, Methods
of top roller loading, Setting and adjustment, Short medium and
long term variation, Draw frame production calculation, Auto
levellers in carding and draw frame to control short, medium and
long term variation, Causes of mass variation of fibrous assembly
and control.
CHAPTER FIVE: COMBING
Fiber Fractionation and combing:
Objectives of combing, Sequence of operation of combing,
Comber machine elements, Preparation of fiber assembly
for combing, Theory of fiber fractionation, Automation and
recent developments in opening and cleaning machines
Pre-requisites None
Semester 2nd Semester, 2 year
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Lectures supported by assignments
Learning Methods
Assessment/ 1. Assignments / Project / Seminar : 20 %
Evaluation 2. Mid-Term Examination: 30 %
&Grading System 3. Final - Examination: 50 %
Total 100 %
Attendance A minimum of 85 % attendance during lecture sessions
Requirements
Literature 1. Klein W, Manual of Textile Technology - The Technology of
Short-staple Spinning, The Textile Institute, UK, 1998.
2. Klein W, Manual of Textile Technology - A Practical Guide
to Opening and Carding, The Textile Institute, UK, 1998
3. Klein W,, Manual of Textile Technology - Man-made Fibres and
their Processing, The Textile Institute, UK, 1994
4. Klein W, Manual of Textile Technology - A Practical Guide
on Drawing and Combing, The Textile Institute, UK, 1998
5. Richards, R.T.D., and Sykes, A.B., Woollen YarnManufacture
(MOTT), The Textile Institute, UK, 1984
6. Byrdon, A.G., Flexible Card Clothing and its Applications,The
Textile Institute, UK, 1988 Berkstresser, G.A.,Buchanan, D.R.,
and Grady, P., Automation in the TextileIndustry:
7. From Fibers to Apparel, The Textile Institute, UK, 1995
8. Wood, G.F., Wool Scouring, (Textile Progress Vol. 12 No.
1), The Textile Institute, UK, 1982
9. Lord, P.R., and Grover, G., Roller Drafting (Textile Progress
Vol. 23 No. 24), The Textile Institute, UK
10. Doraiswamy, I., Chellamani, P and Pavendhan, A.,
CottonGinning (Textile 10..Progress Vol. 24 No. 2), The
TextileInstitute, UK, 1993
