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Low Wet Pick‐up Processing for the 80s
Author(s) -
Leah Robert D
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1982.tb03614.x
Subject(s) - sophistication , textile , process engineering , incentive , computer science , product (mathematics) , substrate (aquarium) , manufacturing engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental science , engineering , materials science , composite material , mathematics , economics , social science , geometry , sociology , microeconomics , oceanography , geology
The paper reviews the development of low wet pick‐up finishing from the time when the main incentive was that of product improvement to more recent times where energy conservation has become the main consideration. The degree of uniformity of treatment is governed to a large extent by the liquor‐transport properties of the textile substrate, and the paper describes the effect of preparation and construction on the wicking properties of cotton fabrics. Various low wet pick‐up applicators are described briefly and an attempt is made to suggest what factors are likely to need particular attention for these to be used successfully. It is suggested that there are several degrees of sophistication and that, very largely, the precise details of intended usage determines which of the available systems will be suitable.