Textile Physics and Fabric Design & Analysis


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TEXTILE PHYSICS AND FABRIC DESIGN & ANALYSIS

Contents

Part-1 Concepts of fabric engineering, product

Development and design

Introduction: textile fabric engineering

The textile and fiber industry, past and present

 The 1990s: a turning point in the textile and fiber industry

Function-focus fibrous products

The move to function-focus fibrous products

Key differences between traditional and function-focus

Fibrous products

Fiber-to-fabric engineering

References

 

2 Textile engineering principles and concepts

The evolution of engineering

Engineering attributes and concepts

Conclusions

References

 

3 Textile product developments: basic concepts and critical factors

Introduction

Simplified view of product development

The product development cycle

Business and marketing aspects related to product

Development

Product-focus versus user-focus product development

Role of research in product development

References

 

4 Textile product design

Product design: the core task in product development

The product design cycle

Design conceptualization

Design analysis

References

 

 

5 Textile product design conceptualization:

Basic elements and tools

Basic differences between design conceptualization and

Design analysis

General guidelines for design conceptualization

Basic tools of design conceptualization

Conclusions

References

 

 

6 Textile product design analysis and modeling

The purpose of design analysis

Textile modeling techniques

Artificial neural networks

Optimization analysis: linear programming

Problem solving tools: genetic algorithms and simulated

Annealing

Modeling human judgment: fuzzy logic

Finite element analysis

Failure analysis

Reliability and survival analysis

References

 

Part-II Material selection

7 Material selection

Material selection for textile product design

Introduction

Basic steps of material selection

Material categorization

Common material categories

Basic criteria for the material

Material cost

Effects of technology on material selection

Design-direct versus value-impact performance

Characteristics

References

 

8 Structure, characteristics and types of fiber for textile product design

Introduction

Basic differences between fibers and other materials

Review of different fiber types

Natural fibers

Regenerated synthetic fibers

Synthetic fibers

Regenerated synthetic fibers

Synthetic fibers

Fibers for high-performance applications

References

 

 

9 Structures and types of yarn for textile product design

Yarn classification

Yarn specifications

Specialty yarns

Idealized yarn structure

Design-related aspects of yarn structure

Conclusions

References

 

10 Types of fabric for textile product design

Introduction

Fabric classification

Yarn-based fabrics: nonwovens

Compound fabrics

References

 

11 Finishing processes for fibrous assembles in

Textile products design

Introduction

Yarn finish

Fabric finish

Nanotechnology: finish applications

Coating and lamination

References

 

Part III

12. Devlopment and applications of fibrous

Products

Development of traditional textile fiber products

Introduction

Performance characteristics of traditional fibrous

Products

Performance characteristics versus component attributes

Typical values of fabric attributes commonly considered

In product development

Implementation of product development concepts for some traditional

Fibrous products

Denim products

Sportswear products

Thermo-physiological comfort: basic concept

References

 

13 Development of technical textile products:

Material and applications

Introduction

Performance characteristics of function-focus fibrous

Products

Different categories of function-focus products

Materials for energy

Materials for ground transportation

Materials for aerospace

Materials for aerospace

Materials for information, computers and  

Communications

Materials for medical applications

Materials for construction

Materials for industrial applications

Materials for agriculture applications

Smart materials

References

 

14 Development of textile fiber products for transportation

Applications

Introduction

Development of fabrics for airbags used in automotive

Safety systems

Development of fabrics for airbags used in automotive

Safety systems

Development of fabrics for safety seatbelts

Development of fabrics for transportation seats

References

 

15 Development of textile fiber products for medical

And protection applications

Introduction

Fiber types used for health-related products

Fibrous structures used for health-related products

Categories of health-related products

Protective fibrous systems

References

Index