Approved in Academic Council Meeting

,June.20th

,2009

GENERAL TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

Credits(Univ.Exam +Sess.)(3+1) :4

TTT : 2.104 Periods/ Week : 4

Sessionals : 25 Duration of the Exam : 3

Hours

Examination : 75 Nature of the Exam :

Theory UNIT - I.

Introduction to textiles – textile elements defined-Scope of Textiles in various fields –Detailed

Classification of textile fibers – Introduction to count systems – conversion within and between

different count systems - physical and chemical properties of textile fibers.- A brief note on

classification of yarns: Single ,Double ,Ply, Cable, spun yarn, filament yarn, novelty yarn.

Applications of Double Yarns in Textile constructions –Meaning of stretch yarn and textured

yarn

UNIT - II.

COTTON: Types of Cotton – morphology and physical properties of cotton-Chemical

Properties of Cotton – conversion of cotton fibre to fabric. A Brief note on Organic , GM or Bt,

Never Dried Cotton.-Wool- Brief note on types of wool – Morphology and Physical and

Chemical Properties of wool – Brief study on frictional properties of wool, heat of wetting,

warmth of wool – conversion of wool fibre to woollen and worsted yarns

UNIT - III.

SILK: Introduction to silk, Types of Silk-Sericulture and Moriculture: Terminology in Silk, A

Brief note on Mulberry cultivation, Pests and Diseases – Life cycle of silk worm – Grianage

Centers, Introduction to rearing of silk, cocoon, stifling(Methods), Storage, Sorting, cooking ,

brushing, reeling ( Methods and Machines), degumming and weighting – Morphology and

properties of silk – A brief study on types of silk Yarns and fabrics – Flow sheet of the

manufacture of spun silk.

UNIT - IV.

Identification of Textile Fibres: By Microscopic Examination ,Physical and Chemical Means- A

brief note on Bast fibres: JUTE-Retting methods, conversion of fibre to fabric-A Brief note on

Linen, Hemp, Sisal, Comparison of Cotton, Wool, Silk ,Linen and Jute for common properties

like Strength, Elasticity, Resilience ,Heat conductivity, Drapability, Absorbency, Washability,

Effect of light, Effect of Acids & Alkalis.

UNIT - V.

Introduction to Colour and its Concepts: Significance and concept of Colour in Chemical

Processing of Textiles, Def. of Colour, Perception of Colour, Source of Light, Object, Observer,

Mixing of color, Defects of the Eye, Colour Order Systems, Colour Difference Measurements,

Metamerism, Colorimeter and Spectro photo meter and Colour Assessment in Textiles

EXAMINATION: Part-A for 25 Marks (with 10 Questions-Compulsory ) & Part -B for

50 Marks

(5 Questions to be answered out of 7 of equal weightage selecting atleast one from each

Unit) TEXT BOOKS

Textile Fibers – Gordon Cook, Wood Head Publishers, London,2005

Textile Science – Gohl & Vilensky, Mahajan Book Publishers, Ahemedabad,2003

Technology of textile processing - Textile Fibers – V.A.Shenai, Sevak Publication, Mumbai

.2004

Handbook of Silk Technology-Tammanna .N.Sonwalkar,Wiley Easterrn Limited, NewDelhi,2002

Instrumental Colour Measurements and Computer Aided Colour Matching for textiles by H.S

Shaw

and R.S Gandhi , Mahajan Publications, Ahmedabad,2005

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Textile Fiber to fabric – Bernard P. Corbmann, Mc Graw-Hill International Education,2001

Textile fibres – H.V.Sreenivasa Murthy, Textile Association of India, Bombay ,1994.

Fibre Science & Technology – S.P.Mishra, New Age India International Ltd. New Delhi ,1998.