Abstract
In this work, a quantitative method for measuring fabric handle based on changing the diameter of a cylindrical hole of sponge according to fabric weight per unit area was tested. Also, a method of expressing objective test results relating to the handle of woven fabric has been developed. This method Involves the area of polygon area. Also, a simple apparatus has been designed and constructed for measuring coefficient of friction of fabrics using the inclined plane method. therefore, fabric handle was assessed for fourteen dressing fabrics by several methods such as fabric withdrawal force (by the cylindrical ring method), (by the nozzle method), (by the spongy hole method) and polygon area method. The experimental results show the high correlation between the measurement by the suggested methods and the other known methods. Several empirical equations are fitted to the measured withdrawal force values by the different methods using multiple regression analysis. These empirical relationships are shown to predict the withdrawal force (fabric handle) accurately.
Highlights
In consldering textile products, the handle property IS the one most WIdely used by both Industry and the consumer In determining the acceptabilIty of goods for theIr end use
Dr Hemdnn Abou-Talel are gathered to' express the fabric handle in one definition the fol!owlng definitlon has been proposed: "The fabric handle IS the translation of the reactlon of the fabrlC properties on human hand, by means of the ner~ous system and assessed by the braln, when the fingers make the action on the fabrlc by compresslng, bending and rubblng 1t or handle It''
A method of e~presslng objective test results relatIng to the fabrIc handle has been developed, ThIS met~od involves the area of polygon diagram WhICh offers a representatIon of the handle of a fabrIC
Summary
The handle property IS the one most WIdely used by both Industry and the consumer In determining the acceptabilIty of goods for theIr end use. Sollman and Sheta [S-9 J have been developing a test method La measure fabrIC handle based on measurlng the farce generated when ~Jlthdraw Ing a fabric specImen through a cyllndrlcal rIng. Thls work found good agreement between the wlthdrawal forces and their subjectIve handle ranklng for fabrlcs In the same end-use category. Behery [13] Invest tgated the relatlon~hlp of WIthdrawal force measurement with KESF measurements and ~lley [14] method USIng a nozzle wtth conIcal geometry. He found that hIS wtthdrawal farce measurements correlated WIth KESF handle ~alues and ded~ ced that there }S a fa1rly good agreement between the quantltattve ~alues obtaIned.
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