Washing simulator rig to study the effect of abrasion on the removal of soils from fabrics

Ruben Mercadé-Prieto; Serafim Bakalis

doi:10.1007/s11249-013-0236-5

Washing simulator rig to study the effect of abrasion on the removal of soils from fabrics

Ruben Mercadé-Prieto^*
, Serafim Bakalis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In addition to a chemical component in the washing of fabrics, mechanical actions play an important role that have scarcely being investigated in a systematic way. For this purpose, it is developed a washing simulator rig capable to stretch, bend, and abrade fabrics in a controllable and monitored environment. Important friction parameters between cotton fabrics are determined and compared with those obtained from a commercial tribometer. Using fluorescence microscopy and fluorescent hydrophobic dyes, the washing simulator rig can monitor in situ and in real time the removal of fats from fabrics undergoing abrasion inside a water bath, even in the presence of detergents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-183
Number of pages	9
Journal	Tribology Letters
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-013-0236-5
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cotton
Detergents
Fluorescence
Friction test methods
Textile manufacturing

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Washing simulator rig to study the effect of abrasion on the removal of soils from fabrics

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