NPTEL Phase II :: Textile Engineering

Untitled Document

COURSE OUTLINE

Basic principles of knitting; Basic weft and warp knitted constructions; Primary and secondary knitting elements; Sequence of loop formation on warp and weft knitting machines.
Relation between knitting machines and yarn quality, Features and Productivity of different types of machines; Geometry of loops; Control of loop length, fabric weight and dimensions;
Structure property relations of knitted fabrics.

COURSE DETAIL

S.No	Topics	No. of Lectures
1.0	Introduction and basic concepts	2
2.0	The basic weft knit constructions	4
3.0	Systems and loop formation sequence of weft knitting machines	6
4.0	Guidelines on control of weft knitting process	4
5.0	Relation between geometry and properties of weft knitted loop	4
6.0	Warp knitting machines	4
7.0	The basic warp knit constructions	4
8.0	Systems and loop formation sequence of warp knitting machines	6
9.0	Some Important warp knit structures	6

REFERENCES

Knitting Technology : D Spencer; Published by Pergammon Press.
Warp knitting production : S Raz; Published by Melliand Textilberichte.
Flat Knitting : S Raz; Published by Melliand Textilberichte.
Circular knitting : Iyer, Mammel and Schach; Published by Meissenbach GmbH.
Introduction to Warp knitting : Ed. K P Weber; Karl Mayer Pulication.