Abstract
The mode of water absorption by fabrics has been investigated in order to study their absorbency. The influence of the texture and density of fabrics, the degree of the twisting of threads and the blending percentage of synthetic fibers upon the water absorbency of fabrics has been clarified.
1) The relationship between the amount of absorption P and the centrifugal acceleration E is given experimentally by: P=Ae-lE+Be-mE+Ce-nE where A is the amount of absorption in the crevices of weave intersections; B, the amount of absorption in the capillary spaces between individual fibers within a yarn; C, the amount of absorption within fibers themselves when centrifugal acceleration is 0; l, m, n are the the coefficients of easiness of squeezing.
2) The texture and porosity of fabrics influence water absorbency by fabrics.
3) Water absorbency by fabrics decreases with an increase in density.
4) The degree of thread-twisting influenced absorption only slightly within the range of this experiment.
5) Water absorption by fabrics showed a definite tendency to increase with an increase in the blending percentage of synthetic fibers within the range of our experiment.
