It is well known that the mechanical actions play some important roles in the wet dyeing processes. In order to study the effect of vibration on the dye distribution in a fiber assembly in the wet processing, the penetration and the removal of dye in a paper cylinder was investigated under a piston crank motion, and the results are discussed in terms of the flow and diffusion.
The following results are obtained:
1) Apparent mean velocity v of mechanical vibration by piston crank motion was given by the following relation, independent of uniformity of the return motion, v=2
vL where
v; frequency
L: amplitude Distance of dye penetration, area of dye penetration and amount of dye penetrated in a paper cylinder were given by the function of 2
vL. These values increased with the increase of 2
vL. When 2
vL was small, the distance of dye penetration was proportional to √
t, and in this case the diffusion was an important facter. When 2
vL increases, i.e. when water penetrates more easily in the fiber assembly, the distance of dye penetration deviated from the proportional relation to √
t. Dye penetration in fiber assembly was facilitated by the action of mechanical vibration.
2) Dye removal from a paper cylinder stained with dye was accelerated with the increase of 2
vL. The effect of vibration on dye removal was given by the product of
v and
L. From the experimental results, the vibration was more effective on the transfer of dye and chemicals in fiber assembly, comparing with the effect of flow and diffusion as a mechanical action of wet processing.
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