Author:Aldrich, V; Kruger, PJDate:Oct 1972An apparatus is described which simulates the withdrawal action of a rectilinear comb, allowing the measurement of the necessary to withdraw a tuft of fibres from a pin bed at high speed.Read more
Author:Robertson, AD; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Oct 1973The limiting oxygen index values of cotton fabrics which had been treated with various reagents were determined.Read more
Author:Robertson, AD; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Oct 1973The limiting oxygen index values of cotton fabrics which had been treated with various reagents were determined.Read more
Author:Aldrich, De VDate:Jan 1975A survey was carried out the characteristics of 24 cotton blends used and 102 carded yarns spun from these blends by 13 South African mills.Read more
Author:McCormick, SG; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Mar 1977The total amount of methylene chloride extractable matter, the total cyclic trimer content and the surface content of 23 commercial polyester staple and filament samples were determined.Read more
Author:Taylor, H; Veldsman, DPDate:May 1978A study was made of the effects of various machine parameters as well as lubrication on the spinnabilty of all-wool and a 75/25 wool/cotton blend on the schubert and Salzer RU-11 rotor spinning machine.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1978The response to Part 1 of this series has been so good that it was considered worthwhile to extend the work to cover a wider field.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1978This publication, the third in the series, mainly deals with special fibres which have certain high performance properties such as low flammability and high mechanical performance.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Cawood, MPDate:Sep 1979On 1 April 1979, SAWTRI launched a Clothing and Making-up Technology Department and it was therefore considered a worthwhile exercise to compile scientific and technical data and information related to this field since tremendous strides have ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Apr 1975In textiles, as in other disciplines, technical and scientific information is increasing at a tremendous pace and the number of scientific and technical articles published is also growing at an ever increasing rate.Read more