Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles

Abstract

This is a newly updated edition of a book which is seen as a major textile industry reference work. Prepared by a team of industrial textile specialists it is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to industrial textiles, technology and applications. There are sections on: industrial textiles; polymers and fibres; fibre and yarn manufacturing; fabric manufacturing; fabric finishing and coating; architectural and construction textiles; textile structural composites; filtration textiles; geotextiles; medical textiles; military and defence textiles; paper machine clothing; safety and protective textiles; sports and recreation textiles; transportation textiles; general industry textiles; fibre properties and technology; yarn nomenclature, properties and technology; fabric properties and technology; textile testing; textile waste management; computers and automation in textiles; standards and regulations; and the future of industrial textiles. The appendices provide extensive reference data in six different sections: air, tent and tensile structures - fabric specification table; awnings and canopies - fabric specification table; geotextile fabric properties; characteristics, industrial uses and manufacturers of major generic fibres and trade names; derivation of mathematical equations; and measurement units. The text is organized for easy reference and illustrated with schematics and photographs.