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Advanced fiber spinning technology

T Nakajima, Society of Fibre Science and Technology, Japan

Translated from Japanese, this book details some of the most interesting developments of the last few decades in the field of fibre manufacture. Many of these have been the result of intensive study in industry and research institutes in Japan - the country at the forefront of research in fibre spinning technology.

ISBN 1 85573 182 7
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 182 0
January 1994
256 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£130.00 / US$220.00 / €160.00

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Contents

Fundamentals of spinning
Ken-ichi Katayama and Masaki Tsuji
 - Introduction
 - Technological analysis of spinning
 - Structural formation during spinning
 - Fibre structure
 - Simulation of high-speed spinning
 - Concluding remarks

Melt spinning
Yasuhiro Murase and Akihiko Nagai
 - Introduction
 - Mechanical properties and structure of high-speed spun yarn
 - Structure formation in the high-speed spinning process
 - Applications of high-speed spinning
 - Present state of high-speed spinning operators
 - Conclusion

Solution spinning
Takasshi Tsurumi
 - Introduction
 - Spinning technology of and acrylic filament yarn
 - Spinning technology of Bemberg rayon
 - Spinning technology of spandex fibres
 - Conclusion

Spinning for nonwovens
Ei-ichi Kubo and Masahau Watanabe
 - Introduction
 - Spunbonded process
 - Meltblown process
 - Conclusion

The spinning of highly aesthetic fibres
Masao Matsui
 - The evolution of aesthetic fibres
 - Specialized non-circular cross-section
 - Blended yarns of different shrinkage
 - Mixed-spinning, conjugate spinning and surface treatment
 - Splitting of conjugate fibres and super-fine fibres
 - Funny fibres

Fibre spinning of anisotropic polymers
H H Yang and S R Allen
 - Anisotropic polymers
 - Lyotropic polymers
 - Thermotropic polymers
 - Summary

Spinning of thermotropic liquid-crystal polymers
Junyou Nakagawa
 - Introduction
 - Thermotropic liquid-crystal polymers
 - Spinning of liquid-crystal polymers
 - Heat treatment
 - Fibre formation and fibre characteristics
 - Fibre structure
 - Conclusion

Gel spinning processes
Hiroshi Yasuda, Kaoru Ban and Yasuo Ohta
 - Introduction
 - Spinning technology of ultra-high strength polyethylene fibre
 - Gel spinning – other flexible polymers
 - Conclusion

Spinning of ultra-fine fibres
Miyoshi Okamoto
 - Introduction
 - Outline of ultra-fine fibre products and processes
 - Spinning of the continuous-filament type
 - Random-type spinning
 - Conclusion

Spinning of optical fibres
Katsuhiko Shimada
 - Introduction
 - Structure of plastic optical fibre
 - Material of optical plastic fibre
 - Causes of transmission loss of plastic optical fibre
 - Process for manufacturing plastic optical fibre using PMMA as core material
 - Other processes for manufacturing plastic optical fibre
 - Multi-picture element plastic optical fibre