| Abstract: | Impurity redistribution during cotton carding was investigated. The content and size of impurity in card sliver,takerin droppings,flat strips,and cylinder screen droppings (including droppings under cylinder screen and cylinder-doffer triangle section)at four taker-in speeds were tested by using USTER AFIS. Results show that both total impurities and visible foreign matter (VFM)weights are increased. Impurities in cotton lap are carded and redistributed in card sliver, taker-in droppings, flat strips and cylinder screen droppings. Impurity percentage in taker-in droppings are the highest,followed by that in card sliver,that in flat strips and that in cylinder screen droppings. Cylinder screen has better dust-removing efficiency than flats. The average sizes of impurities in card sliver and cylinder screen droppings are decreased,whereas those of flat strips are increased and those of taker-in droppings is almost the same,in comparison with cotton lap. The impurity contents of card sliver,taker-in droppings,flat strips and cylinder screen droppings have tendencies to decrease with the increase of taker-in speed. |
