Fibre technology detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Plastics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Plastics Technology 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to Plastics Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of fibre technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CRITERIA FOR FIBRE FORMING POLYMERS 9
Development of synthetic – commercial synthetic fibres, Raw materials manufacture. DMT, TPA, MEG, caprolactum, adipicacid, hexamethylene diamine, acrylonitrile, polymerisation-types of polymers – criteria for fibre forming polymers – production of polyethylene terephthalate polymer -polyamides – production of nylon 66 polymer -nylon 6 polymer.
Unit II
FIBRE PRODUCTION METHODS –i 9
Production of acrylic fibres – polypropylene – production of other fibres – PVC fibres-PVA fibres -Aramid fibres – Melt spinning – Polymer feed -melt spinning equipment – high speed spinning – spin draw processes – crystallization method – melt spinning of PET & PP stable fibres – wet and dry spinning comparison. Spin finishes -functions of spin finish – methods of application of spin finish -spin finish for polyester staple fibres – spin finish for texturing process – effect of spin finish on dyeing.
Unit III
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Unit IV
MODIFIED SYNTHETIC FIBRES 9
Modified synthetic fibres – modified polyester, Nylon, PP, acrylics – Hydrophilic -Hollow–Low pilling – flame retardant- bicomponent fibres – Dye ability of synthetic fibres
Unit V
TESTING OF YARN AND FIBRES 9
Quality control – testing raw material – testing polymers – testing yarns & fibres – waste utilisation of polyester – nylon 6 – 66 – acrylics-PP-Energy conservation – pollution control.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completing this course, the students
- Will have knowledge of polymer used in fiber formation.
- Will demonstrate the processing techniques for fiber formation.
- Will able to prepare a fiber forming polymers
- Will able fiber stretching polymers
- Will attain the knowledge of testing of fiber.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Fourne, Franz, “Synthetic Fibres, Machines and Equipment, Manufacture, Properties”,Hanser Publishes, 1999.
- Corbman Bernard P., “Textiles: fibre to fabric”, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill, 1983.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Plastics Technology 5th Sem, visit Plastics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Plastics Technology results, visit Anna University Plastics all semester results direct link.