Experiment No.

08
Name of the Experiment: Calculation of draft and draft constant of a revolving flat carding machine.
Calculation:
1. Draft is the reduction of weight per unit length
Surface speed of delivery roller
Draft=
Surface speed of feed roller
πDN
Draft=
πDN
3.1416 X 28 X 9.86
Draft= = 38.96
3.1416 X 3 X 2.36

2. Draft from back gearing calculation,

¿ Considering feed roller rpm(¿ 1) X gearing¿ feed roller ¿ delivery roller X π X Día of Delivery roller ¿
π X Día of feed rolle
120 40
1X X X π X 28
25 46
Draft ¿ back gearing calculation= =38.96
π X3
3. Putting DCP =1 in the back-gearing calculation (in equation iii)
1 40
1X X X 28
Draft Constant = 25 46 = 0.32
π X3

Draft = Draft Constant X DCP

= 0.32 X 120=38.96
Figure:

Fig: Gearing diagram of a revolving flat carding machine