Effect of Fiber Properties on Nonwovens' Pore Structures with Fractal Geometry Analysis

IntroductionNowadays,the applications of nonwovens become widerand wider.Nonwovens pore structures such as shape,size,quantity,pore size distribution and so on,are very i mportantto their mechanical and other physical properties.And thepore structures are related to the diameter,cri mp,orientation,quantity and assembling method of fibers.Therefore,it is i mportant for both manufactories and end-useres to obtain the parameters which can be used to expressnonwovens structures conveniently,and fu…

Effect of Fiber Properties on Nonwovens' Pore Structures with Fractal Geometry Analysis

Nonwovens' pore structures are very important to their mechanical and physical properties. And the pore structures are influenced by the fiber properties and fibers arrangement in web. In this paper, the fractal geometry, in combination with computer image analysis, is used to express the irregularity of pore size distribution in nonwovens, and the effect of fiber properties on fractal dimension of pore size distribution is discussed by using simulated images which are composed of nonlinear staple fibers. The results show that the fiber properties, such as crimp, diameter, angular distribution, and especially the number of fibers prominently influence the pore structure.