Evaluation of the fineness of degummed bast fibers


Autoria(s): Wang, H; Wang, Xungai
Data(s)

01/09/2004

Resumo

Fiber fineness characteristics are important for yarn production and quality. In this paper, degummed bast fibers such as hemp, flax and ramie have been examined with the Optical Fiber Diameter Analyzer (OFDA100 and OFDA2000) systems for fiber fineness, in comparison with the conventional image analysis and the Wira airflow tester. The correlation between the results from these measurements was analysed. The results indicate that there is a significant linear co-relation between the fiber fineness measurement results obtained from those different systems. In addition, the mean fiber width and its coefficient of variation obtained from the OFDA100 system are smaller than those obtained from the OFDA2000 system, due to the difference in sample preparation methods. The OFDA2000 system can also measure the fiber fineness profile along the bast fiber plants, which can be useful for plant breeding. <br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002561

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Korean Fiber Society

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30002561/n20040640.pdf

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30002561/wang-evaluationofthefineness-2004.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02902995

Direitos

Springer

Palavras-Chave #bast fibers #fiber fineness #hemp #flax #ramie #OFDA systems
Tipo

Journal Article