Weft knitted loop geometry of glass and steel fiber fabrics measured with X-ray micro-computer tomography. Issue 5 (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harjkova, Galina; Barburski, Marcin; Lomov, Stepan V.; Kononova, Olga; Verpoest, Ignaas
• Is Part Of: Textile research journal. Volume 84:Issue 5(2014)
• Page Start: 500
• Page End: 512
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: Knitted fabric -- micro-CT -- X-ray -- image analysis -- internal structure; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textiles et tissus -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0040517513503730
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5175

Abstract

X-ray micro-computer tomography (micro-CT) provides 3D visualization of internal geometry of a textile without destructing samples. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate usage of the micro-CT technique for structural analysis of weft-knitted fabrics and to propose a data processing technique for reconstruction and visualization of the loop geometry. The method is applied to glass and steel knitted fabrics. It produces a full description of the loop geometry, namely yarn middle line, cross-section areas and orientation along the yarn.