MEASURING WATER TRANSPORT ALONG TEXTILE FABRICS BY AN ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TECHNIQUE

As considered important in major treatments including dyeing and finishing processes, the measure of water transport behavior along textiles has been studied. The present work has introduced in details a novel conception of an apparatus based on electrical capacitive voice. Cotton and viscose fabrics in various forms were examined and the influence of the sort of fibers, weft count and weave structure on water transport phenomenon is discussed. The obtained results, given as a function of time, were consistent with those measured via a balance instrument. This confirms that the developed apparatus is potentially useful as a convenient evaluation of water transport phenomenon along fabrics.