Relation between fabric porosity and vacuum extraction efficiency: Energy issues
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Ahmet ÇAY, Isik TARAKCIOGLU
Journal of the Textile Institute, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2008, vol 99, pp 499-504
DOI: 10.1080/00405000701556707
Summary
Vacuum extraction is a technique that removes the unbound water from the fabrics by the help of air flow through the fabrics at high velocities. Air flow through textile fabrics is mainly affected by the fabric structure such as tightness, porosity and air permeability. This paper outlines the effects of the fabric structure on the vacuum drying efficiency. Thirty woven fabrics with different porosities were dried by vacuum extraction method, and it was found that the lower the porosity or the lower the air permeability, the higher the water removal effects and energy requirement.