Spinning Technology – I Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Textile Engineering & Silk Technology third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15TX33 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 4 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 52 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: The objective of this Course is to describe
The basic spinning processes in Textile Industry and to understand the various spinning operations such as Blow Room, Carding. Students acquire theoretical knowledge about the machineries used
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Importance and need of Ginning. Explanation of working of different types of gins. Defects, causes and remedies of ginning. Baling process and bale weights Identification of important cotton growing countries. Impurities in the cotton and remedies to minimize impurities in cotton. Important cotton types and trash in those cottons. Evaluation of cotton grades. Definition and objects of mixing and blending. Types of blending and common blends. Influence of fibre parameters namely length, fineness, strength, elongation, chemical deposits and neps on spinning performance. | 11 Hours | L1, L2,L3 |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| Objects of Blowroom and identification of its components. Types of opening action in blow room. | 11 Hours | L2 ,L4,L3 |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Definition and objects of flat card. Study of design features and different types of clothing on licker in, cylinder and doffer and their specifications. Passage of material through revolving flat card. Auto leveller on card and its importance. Types of autoleveller Setting of different parts of card and gauges used for setting. | 10 Hours | L1, L2, L3, L4 |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Definition of draft in card and study of different types of draft and its calculation. Objects of stripping and grinding and their importance. Modern developments and salient features of modern cards. List out specification of the present day cards. | 11 Hours | L1,L2, L3,L4 |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Calculation of Hank of sliver, production and efficiency in carding. Study of various quality control studies such as wrapping procedure, cleaning efficiency, Nep removal efficiency and their comparison with standards. | 10 Hours | L1,L2, L3,L4 |
Course outcomes: On completion of this course, Students will be able to
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- Learn the various spinning processes carried
- Gain knowledge about the machinery and Process Parameters of Blow room and Carding
- Will be able to define the basics of spinning Technology
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)
- Engineering Knowledge
- Problem Analysis
- Design/development of solutions (partly)
- Interpretation of data
Scheme of Examination / Question paper pattern
- Two full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) of sixteen marks each to be set from each module. Each question should cover all contents of the respective module.
- Students have to answer five full questions choosing one full question from each module
Text Books:
- Manual of Cotton Spinning, Coulson. A.F.W. (Ed.), Vol. I to IV, Textiles Institute, Manchester, 1958.
- Series on Textile processing, Zaloski. S. Tp – Institute of Textiles Technology USA Vol.I (Opening, Cleaning and Picking).
- Technology of short-staple spinning, Klein. W., Vol.I, II, III and IV, Textile Institute Pub., Manchester 1989.
- Spun Yarn Technology, Oxtoby, Butterworths, London, 1987.
References:
- Contemporary Textile Engineering, Happey. F. (Ed.) Academic Press Inc., 1981.
- Hand book of Cotton Spinning, William Taggart., UniversalPubl corp. 1979.
- Essential Facts of Practical Cotton Spinning, Pattabhiraman. T.K., Soumya Pub., Bombay 1979.
- Cotton Spinning Calculations, Pattabhiraman. T.K., Soumya Pub., Bombay 1979.
- Cotton Opening & Carding, Merril G.R., Pub: G.R. Merill, Lowell Mass, 1955.
- Blowroom and carding NCUTE Pilot programme.
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Textile Technology & Silk Technology Group.
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