STUDY OF EFFECT OF SPINNING PROCESS VARIABLES ON THE PACKING DENSITY OF RING, ROTOR AND AIR-JET YARNS USING THE TAGUCHI METHOD

Abstract The effect of lap hank, card draft, draft/doublings and drafts at speed frame, ring frame, rotor and air-jet on packing density parameters were analysed using the Taguchi method. The trends of change in packing density with process variables are opposite to those of the yarn diameter and helix angle of the ring, rotor and air-jet yarns studied. The packing density is found to be the highest in air-jet yarn and the lowest in rotor yarn. An increase in draft in the air-jet and a decrease in the rotor spinner increases the packing density of the respective yarns.