Advanced Textile Technology

MATS69402 Advanced Textile Technology 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Anura Fernando Unit coordinator Department of Materials 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 This programme unit draws on the expertise of several members of staff, to provide a wide range of topics in advanced textile manufacturing technologies. This unit provides advanced and in-depth knowledge in textile technology to equip students with skills and ability to engineer and manufacture advanced textile materials and products. This programme unit draws on the expertise of several members of staff, to provide a wide range of topics in advanced textile manufacturing technologies. This unit provides advanced and in-depth knowledge in textile technology to equip students with skills and ability to engineer and manufacture advanced textile materials and products.Brief Syllabus:Lectures (30 hours)Xiaogang Chen (12x1 hour): Advanced weaving technologyTheoretical analysis of cloth formation; study of fabric shrinkage; design and manufacture of various types of 3D woven fabrics; special requirements for weaving high-performance yarns; CAD concepts and weave CAD software.Anura Fernando (9x1 hour): Advanced knitting technologyAnalysis and representation of important knitted structures; knitwear manufacture; use of KnitCAD in knitwear design and development; seamless and 3D knitting technology in particular spacer constructions; quality assurance in knitting.Hugh Gong (9Xx hour): Advanced yarn technologyAdvanced ring spinning, modern spinning techniques, yarn quality control and preparation.Laboratory classesMark Chadwick (2x2 hours): Weaving labsWeave-1: Design and weaving of multilayer fabricsWeave-2: Design and weaving of 3D angle interlock fabricsStephen Gillespie (2x2 hours): Yarn labsY&N-1: Rotor and ring spinningY&N-2: Wrap spinningLaura-Ann Kavanagh (2x2 hours): Knitting labsKnit-1: Links structures (Shima programming)Knit-2: Warp knitting The programme unit aims to:<ul> <li> introduce advanced textile technology for manufacturing textile products and materials for technical as well as conventional applications; and</li> <li> provide knowledge of the latest advances in weaving, knitting, spinning and nonwoven making</li></ul>  A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections: <ul> <li> Knowledge and understanding</li> <li> Intellectual skills</li> <li> Practical skills</li> <li> Transferable skills and personal qualities</li> </ul> <ul> <li>develop an appreciation of the latest advancements in weaving, knitting, yarn and nonwoven technologies and their impact on new product development;</li> <li>demonstrate knowledge and understanding of structures of a range of textile products and the relationships between the product specifications and mechanical properties;</li> <li>demonstrate knowledge and understanding in 3D textiles for specific applications.</li></ul> <ul> <li>develop practical textile skills in engineering and manufacturing advanced textile products;</li> <li>appreciate the analytical content in textile products and assemblies;</li> <li>demonstrate skills necessary to interpret, analyse and draw conclusions from textile structures, and their manufacture on appropriate machinery;</li> <li>translate effectively the product specification information into products, and appreciate the structure-property relation of various textile products.</li></ul> <ul> <li>recognise the operation principles of a range of laboratory weaving and knitting equipment;</li> <li>develop awareness the operation principles of a range of laboratory weaving and knitting CAD systems;</li> <li>develop technical writing and experimental analysis skills.</li></ul> <ul> <li>understand product requirements and determine the types of techniques to use;</li> <li>work independently and solve practical problems;</li> <li>use textile knowledge and skills to provide solutions to problem.</li></ul><div> </div> <div>This unit is delivered by lectures supported by assessed laboratory classes.</div> 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 70% 3 Report 30% Feedback given (written and verbal) N Weaving:<ul> <li>K. Greenwood, Weaving: Control of Fabric Structure, Merrow Publishing Co Ltd, 1975</li> <li>Doris Goerner, Woven Structure and Design, Part 2 Compound Structures, British Textile Technology Group, 1989</li> <li>Z Grosicki, Watson’s Advanced Textile Design, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1976 </li> <li>X. Chen, Characteristics of cloth formation in weaving and their influence of fabric parameters, Textile Research Journal, 75(4), 281-287, 2005</li> <li>X. Chen, Chapter 8: Interwoven fabrics and their applications, in Specialist yarn and fabric structures, ed H. Gong, Woodhead Publishing, 2011</li> <li>X. Chen, L.W. Taylor, L-J. Tsai, An overview on fabrication of 3D woven textile preforms for composites, Textile Research Journal, Vol. 81(9), 932-944, 2011</li></ul>Knitting:<ul> <li>Knitting technology a comprehensive handbook and practical guide, David J Spencer, Woodhead Publishing, Ltd.; 3 edition (18 Aug 2010)</li> <li>Warp Knitting Production, Dr Samuel Raz, Melliand Textilberichte GmbH, D06900 Heidelberg</li> <li>Handbook of Technical Textiles - A R Horrocks and Subhash C. Anand, Woodhead Publishing, Ltd. (24 Jun 2011)</li> <li><a href="http://www.knittingindustry.com/">http://www.knittingindustry.com</a></li></ul>Yarn production:<ul> <li>Klein, W. New Spinning Systems, Text. Inst. 1993</li> <li>R. Furter, R. "Evenness Testing in Yarn Production", Part I & Part II, Textile Institute, 1982</li> <li>Martindale, J.G. A new method of measuring the irregularity of yarns with some observations on the origin of irregularities in worsted slivers and yarns, Journal of the Textile Institute, 36, T35-47, 1945</li> <li><a href="http://www.uster.com/">www.uster.com/</a></li></ul> Lectures 30 Practical classes & workshops 12 0 108