Course: Thermal and Chemical Technologies of Nonwoven Production

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Course title Thermal and Chemical Technologies of Nonwoven Production
Course code KNT/TCT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chvojka Jiří, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Nonwovens in general: definition, production of nonwovens 2. Polymeric and fibrous properties with respect to thermal process 3. Polymeric and fibrous properties with respect to chemical process 4. Spunbonding and melt-blowing process, wet-laid method 5. Flash spinning, spunbond and melt blown modification, electrostatic spinning, solution spinning 6. Heating theory 7. Structure and properties of thermal bonded nonwovens, powder bonding, through-air bonding, 8. Calender bonding, ultrasound bonding, 9. Infrared bonding, microwave bonding, radio-frequency heating, thermal constants of choice polymers 10. Structure and properties of latex and foamed latex bonded webs, dispersion preparation, print bonding 11. Spraying, foam bonding, saturation bonding, felting 12. Adhesives, hot-melt applicators 13. Coating and laminating 14. Important properties of samples, their regulation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Laboratory work, Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), E-learning
  • Class attendance - 70 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Wet-laid systems. Bonding by polymer dispersions, foams, pastes and solutions. Felting process. Surface treatment. Polymer-laid systems: Spun-bond, melt-blown and electrostatic spinning. Calender bonding, through-air bonding, infra-red and ultra-sound bonding. Theory of heating fiber layers. Structures, properties and end-uses of texti-les.
Students acquire knowledge of the subject and will be able to understand the obalsti nonwovens and bonding technologies. In view of the znolostem will be able to take on the role of the evaluator or technologist quality on an industrial scale.
Prerequisites
The knowledge in chemistry, polymers, nonwovens, mechanical technology and recycled materials. Předmet TCT builds on the achievements and knowledge of these expanding.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Student's performance analysis, Oral presentation of self-study

Credit: Participation on seminars. Exam: writtten + oral
Recommended literature
  • Meltblown Technology Today, Miller Freeman Publications Inc, San Francisco, CA 1989.
  • Principles of Nonwovens, INDA, Cary, NC 1993.
  • Spunbond Technology Today 2, Miller Freeman, Inc., San Francisco, CA 1992.
  • Albrecht, W., Fuchs, H., Kittelmann, W. Vliesstoffe, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim 2000.
  • Albrecht W., Fuchs H. Nonwovens fabrics. 2003. ISBN 3-527-30406-1.
  • Jirsák, O., Wadsworth, L.C. Nonwoven Textiles, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC 1999.
  • Jirsak O. Wadsworth L.C. Nonwoven textiles. Carolina academy press.
  • Lunenschloss, J., Albrecht, W. Vliesstoffe, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York 1982.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Textile Engineering Study plan (Version): Textile Technologies, Materials and Nanomaterials (2012) Category: Textile production and clothing industry 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter