Stationary solution of the ring-spinning balloon in zero air drag using a RBFN based mesh-free method

A technique for numerical analysis of the dynamics of the ring-spinning balloon based on the Radial Basis Function Networks (RBFNs) is presented in this paper. This method uses a 'universal approximator' based on neural network methodology to solve the differential governing equations which are derived from the conditions of the dynamic equilibrium of the yarn to determine the shape of balloon yarn. The method needs only a coarse finite collocation points without any finite element-type discretisation of the domain and its boundary for numerical solution of the governing differential equations. This paper will report a first assessment of the validity and efficiency of the present mesh-less method in predicting the balloon shape across a wide range of spinning conditions

The effect of yarn hairiness on air drag in ring spinning

Air drag on yarn and package surfaces affects yarn tension, which in turn affects energy consumption and ends-down in ring spinning. This study investigated the effects of yarn hairiness on air drag in ring spinning. Theoretical models of skin friction coefficient on the surface of rotating yarn packages were developed. The predicted results were verified with experimental data obtained from cotton and wool yarns. The results show that hairiness increases the air drag by about one-quarter and one-third for the rotating cotton and wool yarn packages, respectively. In addition, yarn hairiness increases the air drag by about one-tenth on a ballooning cotton yarn.<br /

Modelling yarn balloon motion in ring spinning

Air-drag on a ballooning yarn and balloon shape affect the yarn tension and ends-down (yarn breakage), which in turn affects energy consumption and yarn productivity in ring spinning. In this article, a mathematical model of yarn ballooning motion in ring spinning is established. The model can be used to generate balloon shape and predict tension in the ballooning yarn under given spinning conditions. Yarn tension was measured using a computer data acquisition system and the balloon shapes were captured using a digital camera with video capability during the experiments using cotton and wool yarns at various balloon-heights and with varying yarn-length in the balloon. The air-drag coefficients on ballooning cotton and wool yarns in ring spinning were estimated by making a &ldquo;best fit&rdquo; between the theoretical and experimental turning points. The theoretical results were verified with experimental data. The effects of air-drag and balloon shape on yarn tension are discussed

An experimental investigation of yarn tension in simulated ring spinning

Yarn tension is a key factor that affects the efficiency of a ring spinning system. In this paper, a specially constructed rig, which can rotate a yarn at a high speed without inserting any real twist into the yarn, was used to simulate a ring spinning process. Yarn tension was measured at the guide-eye during the simulated spinning of different yarns at various balloon heights and with varying yarn length in the balloon. The effect of balloon shape, yarn hairiness and thickness, and yarn rotating speed, on the measured yarn tension, was examined. The results indicate that the collapse of balloon shape from single loop to double loop, or from double loop to triple etc, lead to sudden reduction in yarn tension. Under otherwise identical conditions, a longer length of yarn in the balloon gives a lower yarn tension at the guide-eye. In addition, thicker yarns and/or more hairy yarns generate a higher tension in the yarn, due to the increased air drag acting on the thicker or more hairy yarns

From Sea to Sea: Canada's Three Oceans of Biodiversity

Evaluating and understanding biodiversity in marine ecosystems are both necessary and challenging for conservation. This paper compiles and summarizes current knowledge of the diversity of marine taxa in Canada's three oceans while recognizing that this compilation is incomplete and will change in the future. That Canada has the longest coastline in the world and incorporates distinctly different biogeographic provinces and ecoregions (e.g., temperate through ice-covered areas) constrains this analysis. The taxonomic groups presented here include microbes, phytoplankton, macroalgae, zooplankton, benthic infauna, fishes, and marine mammals. The minimum number of species or taxa compiled here is 15,988 for the three Canadian oceans. However, this number clearly underestimates in several ways the total number of taxa present. First, there are significant gaps in the published literature. Second, the diversity of many habitats has not been compiled for all taxonomic groups (e.g., intertidal rocky shores, deep sea), and data compilations are based on short-term, directed research programs or longer-term monitoring activities with limited spatial resolution. Third, the biodiversity of large organisms is well known, but this is not true of smaller organisms. Finally, the greatest constraint on this summary is the willingness and capacity of those who collected the data to make it available to those interested in biodiversity meta-analyses. Confirmation of identities and intercomparison of studies are also constrained by the disturbing rate of decline in the number of taxonomists and systematists specializing on marine taxa in Canada. This decline is mostly the result of retirements of current specialists and to a lack of training and employment opportunities for new ones. Considering the difficulties encountered in compiling an overview of biogeographic data and the diversity of species or taxa in Canada's three oceans, this synthesis is intended to serve as a biodiversity baseline for a new program on marine biodiversity, the Canadian Healthy Ocean Network. A major effort needs to be undertaken to establish a complete baseline of Canadian marine biodiversity of all taxonomic groups, especially if we are to understand and conserve this part of Canada's natural heritage

Rates and controls of the air-sea flux of bromoform (CHBr3): a review and synthesis

Bromoform (CHBr3) is the largest single source of atmospheric organic bromine and therefore of importance as a source of reactive halogens to the troposphere and lower stratosphere. The sea-to-air flux, originating with macroalgal and planktonic sources, is the main source for atmospheric bromoform. We review bromoform's contribution to atmospheric chemistry, its atmospheric and oceanic distributions and its oceanic sources and sinks. We have reassessed oceanic emissions, based on published aqueous and airborne concentration data, global climatological parameters, and information concerning coastal and biogenic sources. The goals are to attempt an estimate of the global source strength and partly to identify key regions that require further investigation. The sea-to-air flux is spatially and temporally variable with tropical, subtropical and shelf waters identified as potentially important source regions. We obtain an annual global flux of bromoform of ∼10 Gmol Br yr−1 (3–22 Gmol Br yr−1). This estimate is associated with significant uncertainty, arising from data precision and coverage, choice of air-sea exchange parameterizations and model assumptions. Anthropogenic sources of ∼0.3 (to 1.1) Gmol Br yr−1 (as CHBr3) can be locally significant, but are globally negligible. Our estimate of the global oceanic source is three to four times higher than recent estimates based on the modeling of atmospheric sinks. The reasons for this discrepancy could lie with the limited regional and temporal data available and the broad assumptions that underlie our flux calculations. Alternatively, atmospheric sink calculations, often made on the basis of background CHBr3 levels, may neglect the influence of strong but highly localized sources (e.g., from some coastal and shelf regions). The strongly variable and poorly characterized source of CHBr3, together with its short atmospheric lifetime, complicates model-based estimation of the distribution of reactive Br resulting from its atmospheric degradation. An integrated program of marine and atmospheric observations, atmospheric modeling and mechanistic studies of oceanic bromoform production is required to better constrain present and future Br delivery to the atmosphere

Simulation and experimental validation of a ring spinning process

Ring spinning is the most important system of making high quality yarns in the textile industry. Yarn tension affects yarn breakage, which in turn affects yarn productivity in ring spinning. Accurate information about how various spinning parameters affect yarn tension is essential for the optimisation of the ring spinning process. In this paper, a program to simulate the ring spinning process was developed using MATLAB, which can predict yarn tension under given spinning conditions. The simulation results were verified with experimental results obtained from ring spinning cotton and wool yarns.<br /

In-situ tensile properties of a ballooning staple yarn

This study investigated the tensile properties of a rotating or ballooning staple yarn. The results indicated that the effect of rotating speed on the tensile properties of a ballooning staple yarn was significant. As the yarn rotating speed increased, the tenacity of the rotating or ballooning yarn decreased, while the yarn breaking elongation increased. The effect of rotating speed on the tenacity of a ballooning staple yarn varied for different yarns. These results demonstrated that the breaking force of a ballooning yarn was much lower than the yarn breaking force obtained from normal tensile tests. These results provide new insight into the problems of yarn breakage in yarn spinning and twisting processes. <br /