Skip to main content
OSTI.GOVU.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
 

Method and apparatus for sizing and separating warp yarns using acoustical energy

Patent ·
OSTI ID:871545
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Naperville, IL
  2. Downers Grove, IL
  3. Oak Park, IL
+ Show Author Affiliations

A slashing process for preparing warp yarns for weaving operations including the steps of sizing and/or desizing the yarns in an acoustic resonance box and separating the yarns with a leasing apparatus comprised of a set of acoustically agitated lease rods. The sizing step includes immersing the yarns in a size solution contained in an acoustic resonance box. Acoustic transducers are positioned against the exterior of the box for generating an acoustic pressure field within the size solution. Ultrasonic waves that result from the acoustic pressure field continuously agitate the size solution to effect greater mixing and more uniform application and penetration of the size onto the yarns. The sized yarns are then separated by passing the warp yarns over and under lease rods. Electroacoustic transducers generate acoustic waves along the longitudinal axis of the lease rods, creating a shearing motion on the surface of the rods for splitting the yarns.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5752302
OSTI ID:
871545
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Method and apparatus for sizing and separating warp yarns using acoustical energy
Patent · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · OSTI ID:644409
Radio frequency and infrared drying of sized textile warp yarns
Technical Report · Wed Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · OSTI ID:6488518
Acoustic methods to monitor sliver linear density and yarn strength
Patent · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · OSTI ID:870844

Related Subjects

/28/8/68/427/
acoustic
acoustic pressure
acoustic resonance
acoustic transducer
acoustic transducers
acoustic wave
acoustic waves
acoustical
acoustically
agitate
agitated
apparatus
apparatus comprise
apparatus comprised
application
axis
box
comprised
contained
continuously
creating
desizing
effect
electroacoustic
energy
exterior
field
generate
generating
immersing
including
lease
leasing
longitudinal
longitudinal axis
method
mixing
motion
operations
passing
penetration
positioned
preparing
pressure
process
resonance
result
rods
separated
separating
set
shearing
size
sized
sizing
slashing
solution
splitting
step
steps
surface
transducers
ultrasonic
ultrasonic wave
ultrasonic waves
uniform
warp
warp yarns
waves
weaving
yarns