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TechTextil 2003 Lomov PDF
TechTextil 2003 Lomov PDF
TechTextil 2003 Lomov PDF
weft-knitted fabrics
Maarten Moesen, Stepan Lomov, Ignaas Verpoest
Department MTM, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
FE packages
Predictive models of
textile permeability
ANSYS
I-DEAS
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WiseTex textiles
Woven Laminates
• Knitting type
Purl, rib, interlock
• Stitch type
Plain, float, tuck,
no stitch(empty)
• Knitting scheme
Leicester notation
Front/Back pattern
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Easy to draw!
Loop parameters
• Average yarn
diameter
• Relative to yarn
diameter:
Stitch width A
Stitch height B
Loop width L
Leg opening K
plain
different
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Out-of-plane geometry
• ‘Energy’-minimisation with constraints
– Target-function = a quadratic function measuring the curvature in
the yarns between the anchor points.
– Constraints = equations defining the out-of-plane structure of the
weft knitted fabric.
• E.g. Yarn A is right above yarn B in one anchor point, B is right
above A in the next anchor point.
z-coordinates of
anchor points distance between
along the yarn centerlines at yarn
crossing
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Content
pattern fibres
calculated parameters
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Glass/epoxy composite
1 7
2 θ 6
5
4
3
2
1 Ex Ey Gyz
Gxz Gxy
0 teta, °
GPa 0 15 30 45 60 75 90
Ex Ey Ez Gyz Gxz Gxy ν yz ν zy ν zx ν xz ν xy ν yx
0 5.76 4.9 4.77 1.95 2.44 2.12 0.281 0.289 0.358 0.297 0.239 0.28
15 5.7 4.95 4.77 1.98 2.41 2.12 0.282 0.293 0.353 0.295 0.24 0.277
30 5.54 5.1 4.77 2.05 2.3 2.11 0.285 0.305 0.34 0.293 0.246 0.267
45 5.32 5.31 4.77 2.17 2.17 2.1 0.289 0.322 0.322 0.289 0.255 0.255
60 5.11 5.53 4.77 2.3 2.06 2.11 0.293 0.339 0.305 0.285 0.266 0.246
75 4.96 5.7 4.77 2.4 1.98 2.11 0.296 0.353 0.293 0.282 0.278 0.24
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0.239
Content
• Diversity:
– structures: purl, rib, interlock
– stitches: plain, float, tuck, empty
• Fast and memory-efficient
• Robust
• Easy to use
• Integrated with WiseTex
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Limitations
http://www.mtm.kuleuven.ac.be/Research/C2/poly/index.htm
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