Carding of short staple fibers Flashcards
how many inches of fibers blend in short staple carding at a time
30 inches
what is the input and output of sliver production?
input=tuffs of sliver
output=sliver, typically in a can
what are the 3 basic actions of carding short staple fibers
carding, stripping and fancy action
what is carding action in short staple fibers
workinh or disentangling, point to point opposite direction
what is stripping of short stape fibers
fiber removla or transfer, point to back opposite direction
what is fancy action of short staple fibers
raising fibers to carding surface, back to back opposite direction
objectives of carding short staple 4
opening, fiber orientation, cleaning,blending
where does pre-carding/opening?
between feed roller and taker-in
what is the doffer comb?
strips fibers from doffer and form sliver
what is autoleveling?
ensures that the varaition in linear density of fibers is minimzed
what is open loop?
measures input and changes from there
what is closed loop?
measures outpit
