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Manufactured fibers

roller coating

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In this method, a roller is used to apply the coating to the moving substrate fabric. Various roll configurations can be used.

cross-flow quench

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In cooling extruded polymer filaments, refers tocooling air directed from one side cross the path of the filaments. There maybe some type of suction on the opposite side to remove the heated air.

continuous polymerization

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In polymer manufacture, linkage of the various stages of polymerization so that materials flow without interruption from the addition of raw materials to delivery of the finished polymer from the ...

clumps

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In nonwoven fabrics, an irregularly shaped grouping of fibers caused by insufficient fiber separation.

char length

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In flammability testing, the distance from the edge of the sample exposed to the flame to the upper edge of the charred or void area.

commingled yarn

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In aerospace textiles, two or more continuous multifilament yarns, the filaments of which have been intermixed with each other without adding twist or otherwise disturbing parallel relationship of ...

cuprammonium rayon

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Filaments produced by precipitating cellulose dissolved in a solution of copper oxide in ammonia.

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