Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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Dobby

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A mechanical attachment on a loom. A dobby controls the harnesses to permit the weaving of geometric figures. 2. A loom equipped with a dobby. 3. A fabric woven on a dobby loom.

Electrical conductivity

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A measure of the ease of transporting electric charge from one point to another in an electric field. 2. The reciprocal of resistivity.

1. A method of dyeing in which one component of a blend or combination fabric is left undyed. The objective is accomplished by the use of dyes that have affinity for the fibre to be coloured but not ...

Dimethyl terephthalate

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

An intermediate used in theproduction of polyethylene terephthalate, the polymer from which polyester fibres and resins aremade.

Tunnel test

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Test for the flammability of floor coverings in which a sample is placed on the ceiling of a tunnel of specific dimensions and ignited under controlled conditions to determine the extent to which it ...

Thermo-man

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

This instrumented mannequin system, interfaced with a computer, allows full scale testing of garments for protection capability or degree of flammability. The system was developed by Accurex ...

Subsurface stabilisation fabrics

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fabrics used in the construction on access roads, railroads, parking and storage areas over soft, unstable soil. The fabric is placed between the subgrade and the stabilising fill material where it ...