Research on mechanical properties of fibers at asymmetric ring spinning triangle using Finite Element Method

Abstract

In the ring spinning process of staple yarn, spinning triangle is a critical zone, whose geometry influences the mechanical properties of fiber in the spinning triangle directly. In the practical spinning, especially in some modified ring spinning systems, the spinning triangle is often asymmetric, in which the horizontal deviation of the twisting point is existed and lead to an obvious angle between the yarn spinning tension and the vertical axis perpendicular to the nip line. Therefore, in this paper, the fiber tension distributions in this kind of asymmetric spinning triangle were studied using the finite element method. In the direct finite element model, the initial strain of fibers in the two sides of spinning triangle is asymmetric, and corresponding accidental fiber tensions would be produced, which makes the fiber move to the middle of the spinning triangle and lead to inaccurate results. Therefore, in the paper, one new finite element model of the asymmetric spinning triangle with left (right) h...