Blow Room Production Calculations Formula with Example.

Introduction
The section, where the supplied compressed bale is turn into a uniform lap
of a particular / specific length by opening, cleaning, mixing and blending is
called Blow Room section. It is the first step of spinning. Blowroom consists
of a number of machines used in succession to open & clean the cotton fiber
to the required degree and 40-70% trash is removed in this section.
Calculations play an important role during the process. Some important
Blow Room production calculations with example are mentioned in the
following article.

Fig:
Blow room section
Some Important Conversion Factors for Blow Room Production
Calculations:
36 inch = 1 Yard;
1 Lea = 120 Yards;
1 Meter = 1.09 Yards;
1 Pound(lb) = 453.6 Gram = 16 Oz;
840 Yard = 7 Lea = 1 Hank;
1 Pound (lb) = 7000 Grains;
1 Meter = 39.37 Inch;
1 KG = 2.205 Pound (lb)
Hank or count means the number of 840 yards length that weigh exactly
one pound.
Lap Hank Ranges: 0.0012, 0.0013
Blow Room Production Calculations Formula with Example:
Formula 1: Cleaning Efficiency % = (Waste% in Input – Waste% in
Output) / (Waste% in Input)
Example: The trash content of a cotton as fed to beater 3.2%. The waste
extraction is 1.6% of which 80% is trash. What is the cleaning efficiency?
Solution:
Of the 1.6% waste extraction,
Trash = (80/100) x 1.6 = 1.28% of the trash has been taken out by beater.
3.2 – 1.28 = 1.92% waste remains in the material delivered from the beater.
Here, waste% in Input = 3.2%
Waste% in Output = 1.92%
Cleaning Efficiency = (Waste% in Input – Waste% in Output) / (Waste% in
Input)
= (3.2-1.92)/3.2 = 40% (Ans.)
Formula 2: Beats/inch = (Beater RPM x No of Striker) / (π x Feed Roller
Dia x Feed Roller RPM)
Example: Find out Beats/inch from the following
Beater RPM = 720
No of Striker = 16
Feed Roller RPM = 26
Feed Roller Dia = 3”
Solution:
Here, Beats/min = Beater RPM x No of Striker = 720 x 16
Surface Speed of Feed Roller = π x Feed Roller Dia x Feed Roller RPM =
3.1416 x 3 x 26
Beats/inch = (720 x 16)/(3.1416 x 3 x 26) = 47.011 ≈ 47 (Ans)
Formula 3: Waste% = Waste x 100/Input
Example: 80 Bales of cotton each of 167kg are being fed daily in a 2
scutcher blow room line. Actual production per 2 scutcher per day is 12000
kg. Calculate the total quantity of waste throughout whole blow room line &
waste%.
Solution:
Here, Input = 80 x 167 = 13360 kg
Output = 12000 kg
Waste = 13360 – 12000 = 1360 kg
Waste% = 1360 x 100/13360 = 10.18% (Ans)
Formula 4: No of Bales/Day Fed = (Input (kg/day)) / (Wt. of per bale (kg))
Example: The production per scutcher per hour in a 2 scutcher blow room
line is 325 lbs. Waste from whole blow room line is 700 kg/day. Calculate
the no of bales required per day for given blow room line. (1 bale = 167 kg)
Solution:
Here, Waste = 700 kg
Output = 325 x 2 x 24/2.205 = 7076.4 kg/day
Input = 7075.4 + 700 = 7776.4 kg/day
No of bales/day fed = 7776.4/167= 47 bales. (Ans)
Formula 5: Production Per Scutcher per Day = (Output (kg/day)) / (No of
Scutcher)
Example: 65 bales of cotton are being fed daily in a blow room line
consisting of 2 scutchers. The blow room is to be kept stopped for one hour
after each shift for maintenance, if waste% is 6%, then what will be the
production per scutcher in a day (in kg/hour), while 1 bale = 165 kg.
Solution:
Input = 65 x 165 = 10725 kg.
Waste% = 6%
Waste = 10725 x 6/100 = 643.5 kg
Output = 10725 – 643.5 = 10081.5 kg/day
Production per scutcher per day = 10081.5/2= 5040.75 kg (Ans)
The machine keeps running = 21 hour
Production in kg/hour = 5040.75/21 = 240.03 kg/hour (Ans)
Formula 6: Blow Room Production Per Hour = π x D x G x Efficiency x
Waste%
Example: Calculate the machine production. Here, scutcher m/c RPM is
300, Roller diameter is 8” and m/c efficiency is 80% within waste% = 5.
[Lap Hank = 0.0012]
Solution:
Here,
Machine RPM, G = 300
Roller Diameter, D = 8”
Efficiency = 80% =80/100
Waste loss = 5% = (100-5)/100
Lap Hank = 0.0012
M/C Production = π x D x G x Efficiency x Waste%
= {3.1416 x 8 x 300 x 80 x (100-5) x 60} / (100 x 100) inch/hour
= (3.1416 x 8 x 300 x 80 x 95 x 60) / (36 x 840 x 100 x 100) yards/hour
= (3.1416 x 8 x 300 x 80 x 95 x 60) / (0.0012 x 36 x 840 100 x 100)
lbs/hour
= 9474.67 lbs/hour (Ans)
Formula 7: Lap Hank = (Length in Hank) / (Weight in Pound)
Example: If lap weight is 15 oz per yard. Find out the lap hank.
Solution:
We know, Length in hank = (Length in Yard) / 840 = 1/840
Weight in Pound = (Weight in (oz)) / 16 = 15/16
Lap Hank = (1/840) / (15/16) = 0.0012 (Ans)
Formula 8: Production Per Shift = (π x D x G x Efficiency x Waste% x No of
Scutcher machine x 60 x shift) / (36 x 840 x Hank)
Example: Calculate the production of Blow room with 2 scutchers if
Calendar Roller Dia = 7”
Calendar Roller RPM = 10
Efficiency = 60%
Wastes = 4%
Lap Hank = 0.0012
Shift = 8 hour
Solution:
Here,
Calendar Roller RPM, G = 10
Calendar Roller Diameter, D = 7”
Efficiency = 60%
Waste loss = 5%
Lap Hank = 0.0012
Production Per Shift =(π x D x G x Efficiency x Waste% x No of Scutcher
machine x 60 x shift  )/(36 x 840 x Hank)
= {3.1416 x 7 x 10 x 60 x (100-4) x 2 x 60 x 8} / (36 x 840 x 0.0012 x 100 x
100) lb
= 3351.04 lb (Ans)
Formula 9: Production Per Shift = π x D x G x Efficiency x Waste%
Example: Bottom calendar roller diameter = 7”, RPM of B.C.R = 10, weight
of every yard lap is 12 oz, efficiency = 75% and waste% = 5%. Find out the
production of B/R per shift. [Shift = 8 hour]
Solution:
Here, B.C.R dia, D = 7”
B.C.R RPM, G = 10
Efficiency = 75% = 0.75
Waste = 5% = (100-5)/100 = 0.95
Weight of every yard lap = 12 oz, i.e., 12 oz/yard
Production per shift =π x D x G x Efficiency x Waste%
= (3.1416 x 7 x 10 x 0.75 x 0.95 x 2 x 12 x 60 x 8 ) / (36 x 16 ) lb
= 1566.88 lb (Ans)
Formula 10: No. of Laps Per Day = (Output Lap(kg/day)) / (Weight of One
lap (kg))
Example: 80 bales of cotton are being fed in a blow room line daily. If the
pure weight of cotton per bale is 170 kg and waste% of blow room line is
5%. What will be the weight of cotton lap received per day from scutcher?
Calculate the no of laps prepared per day if the weight of one lap is 20 kg.
Solution:
Input = 80 x 170 = 13600 kg
Waste% = 5% = 0.05
Waste = 13600 x 0.05 = 680 kg
Output = 13600 – 680 = 12920 kg/day (This is the cotton lap received per
day)
No of Laps/Day = (Output Lap(kg/day)) / (Weight of One lap (kg))
= 12920/20 = 646 Laps (Ans)
Conclusion:
I have tried to explain the formulas with examples of different production
calculations of blow room through this article. Hope this article will be
helpful for those who are new to the factory or those who are students.
Calculation of Blow Room:
The section where the supplied compressed bale is turned into a uniform
lap of a particular length by opening, cleaning, blending, or mixing is
called blow room. It is the starting of the spinning operation where the fiber
is opened, cleaned, mixed, micro dust removed, and evened thus passed to
carding machine without increasing fiber rupture, fiber neps, broken seed
particles, and without removing more good fibers. In this article, I have
given the example with the calculation of Blow Room.
 Fig:
Blow room section
Production Calculation of Blow Room
* 1 lb = 16 ounce = 7000 grain = 453.6 gm.
* 1 Metric ton = 2204 lb.
* 1 kg = 2.2046 lb.
Problem-1:
A lap contains 2% trash after processed in B/R having a cleaning efficiency
of 80%. Find the trash % in raw cotton.
Solution:
We know,
………………………………Trash remains after processing
Cleaning efficiency = …………………………………………….
…………………………………………….Total trash
…………………..2%
=> 80 = ………………….
…………….Total Trash
=> Total Trash = 2/100 x 80
=> Total Trash = 2.5%. (Ans.)
Problem-2:
Bottom calender roller dia = 7 inches, rpm = 10 & wt. of every yds lap is 12
oz and cleaning efficiency 75%. Find out the production of B/R per hour.
Solution:
…………………………………..3.14 x 7 x 10 x 60 x 75 x 12
Production/hr of B/R = ……………………………………….
……………………………………………….36 16 x 100
= 206.06 lb (Ans.)
Problem-3:
If lap length constant is 720, then set the change pinion for 40 yds lap.
Solution:
………………………….lap length constant
Change pinion = ………………………………..
………………………………….lap length
……720
= ………..
…….40
= 18 T (Ans)
Problem-4:
If lap wt. is 15 oz per yds, find the hank.
Solution:
………………1 yds x16 ounce
Hank = ……………………..………..
…………….840 yds x15 ounce
= 0.0012 hank. (ANS)
Problem-5:
If lap wt. – (a) 15 lb/yds, (b) 15 lb/m, (c) 15 grain/ yds, (d) 15gt/m, (e)
15gm/yd, (f) 15gm/m. Find the hank.
Solution:
…………………1 yds x16 lb
a. Hank = …………………….. = 0.0000793 hank. (Ans)
……………….840 yds x15 lb
………………….1 m x1 lb
b. Hank = ……………..……….
……………….840 yds x15 lb
……..1.1 yds x1 lb
= ………………………
…..840 yds x15 lb
= 0.0000873 (Ans)
……………….1 yds x 7000 grain
c. Hank = ……………………………… = 0.55 (Ans)
………………..840 yds x15 grain
………………..1 m x 7000 gr
d. Hank = …………………………
………………..840 yds x15 gr
….1.1 x 7000
= ……………….
……840 x15
= 0.611 (Ans).
………………1 yds x 453.6 gm
e. Hank = ……………..………… = 0.036. (Ans)
……………….840 yds x15 gm
……………..1 m x 453.6 gm
f. Hank = ………………………
……………..840 yds x15 gm
…..1.1 x 453.6
= …………………
…….840 x 15
= 0.0396. (Ans)
Problem-6:
Find the no. of lapper hour in scutcher m/c of Bottom calender roller dia =
7 inch, rpm = 12, efficiency 80%. Lap length 40 yds.
Solution:
………………………………π x 7 x12 x 80 x 60
Production of m/c = ………………………….. yds
…………………………………….36 x 100
= 351.85 yds.
……………………351.85
No. of lap = ………………
………………………40
= 8.79
= 9 (ANS)
Problem-7:
Find the no. of lap per hour in scutcher m/c of Bottom calender roller dia =
7 inch, rpm = 12, efficiency 80%, lap wt. 14 oz/yds.
Solution:
………………………3.14 x 7 x12 x 0.80 x 60 x 8 x 14
Production = ……………………………………..…………… lbs
…………………………………………36 x16
= 2461.76 lbs
…..2461.76
= ……………. metric ton
……..2204
= 1.117 metric ton. (Ans)
Problem-8:
If in a xsutcher m/c, rpm of B.C.R. is 10, dia 7 inches, lap wt. 12 oz/yd. Find
the production/hr at 90% efficiency.
Solution:
……………………..3.14 x 7 x 10 x 12 x 60 x 90
Production = ………………………………………….. lbs
……………………………….36 x 16 x 100
= 247.275 lbs (ANS)
Problem-9:
Calculation of Blow Room line with 2 scutchers if B.C.R. dia = 7 inch, rpm =
10, Efficiency 90%, wastes 4%, lap wt. 14oz/yd.
Solution:
………………………3.14 x 7 x10 x1x 60 x 90 x (100 – 4) x 2 x14
Production = ……………………………………………..……………………. lbs
…………………………………….36 x 16 x 100 x 100
= 553.896 lbs. (Ans)
Problem-10:
Calculate production/he of a B/R line if, r.p.m. of B.C.R. = 14, Dis = 18 cm,,
lap hank = 0.0012, efficiency 80%, no. of scutcher = 2.
Solution:
………………………3.14 x18 x14 x 60 x 0.80 x 2
Production = ………………………………….………….. lbs
………………………..36 x 2.546 x 840 x 0.0012
= 822.2 lbs. (Ans)
Problem-11:
Find the B/R cleaning efficiency, if the waste in Raw cotton = 6%, waste in
sliver = 0.4%. Carding, cleaning efficiency 75%.
Solution:
…………………………………………..waste in lap – waste in sliver
Carding cleaning efficiency = ………………………..………………… X 100
………………………………………………………..waste in lap
……………x – 0.4
=> 75 = …………. x 100
………………..x
=> x = 1.6%.
………………………………………6 – 1.6
B/R cleaning efficiency = …………….. x 100
……………………………………………6
= 73% (Ans.)
Problem-12:
The trash control of feed cotton is 3%. After passing the beater 2% waste is
extracted, of which 15% is good fibre, what is the cleaning efficiency of the
beater?
Solution:
……………………………..100-15
2% waste extraction, ……..…… x 2 = 1.7% of the original trash has been
taken out by beater.
………………………………..100
(3-1.7) = 1.3% trash remains in the mtls, which are delivered from the
beater.
…………………………………Original T.C – T.C. in delivered cotton
Cleaning Efficiency = ……………………………………………………………. x 100
………………………………………………………Original T.C
…..3-1.3
= ……….. x 100
………3
= 56.66% (Ans.)
Problem-13:
Find out beats/inch from the following data- Beater r.p.m. = 720, no. of
striker = 16, Feed roller r.p.m. = 24, Dia of feed roller = 3 inch.
Solution:
Beats / min = Beater r.p.m. x no. of striker
= 720 x 16 no.s
= 11520 no.s
Surface speed of feed roller = π DN
= 3.14 x 3 x 24
= 226.08
……………………….11520
Beats / inch = ……………….
………………………226.80
= 50.96 (Ans.)
Problem-14:
The trash content of cotton as fed to Beater 3.6%. The waste extraction is
1.5% of which 80% is trash. What is the cleaning efficiency of the beater?
Solution:
…………………………………80
1.5% waste extraction, ……… x 2 = 1.2% of the original trash has been taken
out by beater.
………………………………..100
(3.6-1.2) = 2.4% trash remains in the mtls, which is delivered from the
beater.
…………………………………Original T.C – T.C. in delivered cotton
Cleaning Efficiency = …………………………………………..………………… x 100
……………………………………………………….Original T.C
…..3.6-2.4
= …………… x 100
……..3.6
= 33.3% (Ans.)
HomeSpinningDetermine the draft between taker in and cylinder, Cylinder and
doffer and draft between feed roller and doffer.
Determine the draft between taker in and cylinder, Cylinder and doffer and draft
between feed roller and doffer.
Asif Ahmed Safwan-14:52
Experiment Name: Determine the draft between taker in and cylinder,
Cylinder and doffer and draft between feed roller and doffer.

Objective of the experiment:

I) To know about draft between different parts of carding  machine.
II)To determine the surface speed of some parts of the  machine.
III) Draw a diagram of gear equipment and indicate all parts.
Carding diagram
Surface speed = Circumference X R.P.M
                               = πd X R.P.M

Calculation:
Data:
Diameter of taker in = 9.549”
Diameter of doffer = 28”
Diameter of feed roller = 3 “
Diameter of cylinder = 50”

Circumference = πd
Taker in = 9.549 X 3.1416 = 29.99
Doffer    = 28 X 3.1416 = 87.96
Feed roller = 3 X 3.1416 = 9.42
Cylinder = 50 X 3.1416 = 157.08
Surface Speed = RPM X Circumference
Surface Speed of Cylinder = 196.36 X 157.08    
                                            = 30844.23
Surface Speed of Taker in = 30 X 504.92                                
                                           = 15147.6
Surface Speed of Doffer   = 87.96 X 7.89
                                           = 694.01
Surface Speed of Feed Roller = 9.42 X 1.89
                                                = 17.80
Draft:
Result:
Draft Between taker in and cylinder = 2.04
Draft between cylinder and doffer = 0.023
Draft between feed roller and doffer = 38.98
Introduction
Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, clean and intermixes
fibers to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent
processing. This is achieved by passing the fibers between differentially
moving surfaces covered with card clothing. In carding, fibers are opened to
more or less single fibers. Dust, dirt, small trash particles, nep and other
impurities are removed here. Fiber blending and parallelization are also
done here. That’s why Carding is called “Heart of Spinning”. Calculations
play an important role during the carding process. Some important
production calculations (with example) of carding machine and process are
mentioned in the following article.

Fig: Carding
section
Some Important Conversion Factors for Carding Machine Production
Calculations:
36 inch = 1 Yard;
1 Lea = 120 Yards;
1 Meter = 1.0936 Yards;
1 Pound (lb) = 453.6 Gram = 16 Oz
840 Yard = 7 Lea = 1 Hank;
1 Pound (lb) = 7000 Grains;
1 Meter = 39.37 Inch;
1 KG = 2.205 Pound (lb)
Hank or count means the number of 840 yards length that weight exactly 1
pound (lb)
Card sliver hank ranges 0.12, 0.13; 0 12 means 0.12 x 840 yards in 1 pound
of sliver.
Carding Machine Efficiency, Wastage, Draft & Production Calculations:
…………………………………..Delivery Hank
1. Draft or Actual Draft = —————————–
……………………………………..Feed Hank
…………………………………………..L x w
2. Feed Hank or Lap Count = —————-
…………………………………………..l x W
Example: Find the draft of carding machine if lap weight 500 gm/m and
sliver hank = 0.122.
Solution:
…………..Delivery Hank
Draft = ————————–
……………Feed Hank
………………………………………L x w
Feed hank or Lap count = ————–
………………………………………l x W
Here, W = 500 gm/m
…..500 x 0.9114
= ———————
……….453.6
= 1.0046 lbs/yard
So, L = 1 Yard
w = 1 lb
l = 840 yard
………………………………………L x w
Feed Hank or Lap Count = ————
………………………………………l x W
……….1 x 1
= ————————-
….840 x 1.0046
= 1.185 x 10-3 Ne
Here, Delivery Hank = Sliver Hank = 0.122
…………Delivery Hank
Draft = ————————-
………….Feed Hank
……….0.122
= ——————— = 1.02 (Ans)
…..1.185 x 10-3
……………………….Mechanical Draft
3. Actual Draft = ——————————— x 100
…………………………100 – Waste%
Example: Find the actual draft of a carding m/c for mechanical draft = 86,
waste extraction = 7%, Lap hank is 0.0012, what will be sliver hank?
Solution:
Here, Mechanical draft = 86
Waste% = 7
…………………..Mechanical Draft
Actual Draft = ————————— x 100
…………………….100 – Waste%
…….86
= ———– x 100 = 92.47 (Ans)
….100– 7
Here, Feed hank = Lap hank = 0.0012
……………………..Delivery Hank
Actual Draft = ————————-
………………………Feed Hank
Or, Delivery hank= Actual draft x Feed hank
= 92.47 x 0.0012
= 0.1109 (Sliver hank) (Ans)
……………………………..Surface Speed of Delivery Roller
4. Mechanical Draft = —————————————————————
………………………………..Surface Speed of Feed Roller
Example: A Carding m/c running with following:
RPM of Feed Roller = 2
RPM of Delivery Roller = 10
Dia of Feed Roller = 2.3”
Dia of Delivery Roller = 27”
Find out mechanical draft?
Solution:
……………………………..Surface Speed of Delivery Roller
Mechanical Draft = ——————————————————–
………………………………..Surface Speed of Feed Roller
….π x RPM of Delivery Roller x Dia of Delivery Roller
=  ———————————————————————————–
……..π x RPM of Feed Roller x Dia of Feed Roller
….3.1416 x 10 x 27
= ————————- = 58.69 (Ans)
….3.1416 x 2 x 2.3
………………………………………..Total Working Mins – Total Stoppage Mins
5. Carding Machine Effi.(%) = ———————————————————————
x 100
………………………………………………………..Total Working Mins
Example: Calculate the carding machine efficiency (%) using the following
data-
Sliver breakages = 10 Mins
Stoppage due to can changes = 25 Mins
Cleaning & other stoppages = 20 Mins
Total working time = 8 hrs = 480 Mins
Solution:
Total Stoppage Time = Sliver breakages + Stoppage time due to can
changes + Cleaning & other Stoppages
= 10 + 25 + 20 = 55 Mins
………………………480 – 55
Efficiency (%) = —————–x 100 = 88.5% (Ans)
…………………………480
…………………………………π x Doffer Dia x Doffer Speed x Efficiency x 60 x 24
6. Production per Day =
—————————————————————————————
………………………………………………………36 x Sliver Hank x 840
Example: A carding spinning mill has 10 cards. It runs; find out the
production per day in kg from the following data-
Delivery speed = 200 m/min
Doffer dia = 27”
Delivery sliver weight = 70 grains/yard
Card efficiency = 95%
Dia of feed roller = 2.25”
Solution:
Here, Delivery sliver weight, W = 70 grains/yard
= 70/7000 = 0.01 lbs/yard
L = 1 Yard
w = 1 lb
l = 840 Yard
………………….L x w
Sliver hank= —————-
………………….W x l
…….1 x 1
= —————-
…0.01 x 840
= 0.119 Ne
Here,
Card efficiency = 95% = 0.95
Doffer dia = 27”
Doffer speed = 200 m/min
Sliver hank = 0.119 Ne
No of Cards = 10
……………………………………….3.1416 x 27 x 200 x 1.0936 x 0.95 x 60 x 24 x 10
Production per day in kg =
———————————————————————————
………………………………………………………..36 x 0.119 x 840 x 2.205
= 31985.4 kg/day (Ans)
……………………..Surface Speed of Doffer (inch/min) x 60 x 24 x Tension
Draft
7. Production/Day =
——————————————————————————————–
…………………………………………………….36 x Sliver Hank x 840
…………………………………………….Sliver Length x Unit weight
8. Sliver hank or Sliver count = —————————————————–
…………………………………………….Sliver Weight x Unit Length
Example: Find out production per day in modern carding m/c-
Doffer speed = 10 RPM
Doffer dia = 27”
Delivery sliver weight = 68 grains/yard
Efficiency = 95%
Waste = 3%
Tension draft = 1.1
Solution:
Here, Delivery sliver weight, W = 68 grains/yard
= 68/7000 = 0.0097 lbs/yard
L = 1 Yard
w = 1 lb
l = 840 Yard
……………………………………………..Sliver Length x Unit weight
Sliver hank or Sliver count = —————————————————–
……………………………………………Sliver Weight x Unit Length
……..1 x 1
= ———————-
…0.0097 x 840
= 0.122 Ne
Surface speed of doffer = π x Doffer speed (rpm) x Doffer dia (inch)
= 3.1416 x 10 x 27
= 848.232 inch/min
Here, Tension draft = 1.1
Efficiency = 95% = 0.95
Waste = 3% = (100-3)/100 = 0.97
…………………………..Surface Speed of Doffer x 60 x 24 x Efficiency x Waste x
Tension Draft
Production Per Day =
—————————————————————————————————–
……………………………………………………………….36 x Sliver Hank x 840
….848.232 x 60 x 24 x 0.95 x 0.97 x 1.1
= ———————————————————- lbs
………………36 x 0.122 x 840
= 335.6 lbs (Ans)
……………………………………..Sliver Weight (kg) x 36 x 840 x Sliver Hank x
2.205
9. Time Reqd. to Fill 1 Can =
——————————————————————————
………………………………………..π x Doffer Speed x Doffer Dia x Efficiency
Example: Weight of Empty can = 6 kg; wt. of Pull can = 14kg Sliver Hank =
0. 14, Doffer dia = 27”, Doffer speed = 18 RPM, Efficiency = 80%; Time
required to fill one can =?
Solution:
Here,
Sliver Weight = Full Can wt. – Empty Can wt. = 14-6=8 kg.
Doffer Speed = 18 rpm
Doffer Dia = 27”
Efficiency = 80% = 0.8
Sliver Hank = 0.14
……………………………………………………….8 x 36 x 840 x 0.14 x 2.205
Time Requirement to Fill One Can = ————————————————– Min
…………………………………………………………..3.1416 x 18 x 27 x 0.8
= 61.14 Min (Ans)
…………………………………………………..Sliver Weight (lb) x 36 x 840 x Sliver
Hank
10. Time for A Card to Exhaust A Lap =
—————————————————————
……………………………………………………….π x Doffer Speed x Doffer Dia x Effi.
Example: Calculate the time taken for a card to exhaust a Lap with
following data. Lap weight = 35lbs; Sliver Hank = 0. 16; Efficiency = 85 %,
Waste = 1 lb, Doffer dia = 27″, Doffer speed = 10 RPM.
Solution:
Here, Sliver weight = (lap wt.- waste) =35-1= 34 lbs
i.e., Production of the sliver from 35 lbs lap is 34 lbs.
Doffer dia = 27”
Doffer speed = 10 rpm
Sliver hank = 0.16
Efficiency = 85% = 0.85
…………………………………………………………………34 x 36 x 840 x 0.16
Time Taken for A Card to Exhaust A Lap =—————————————— Mins
………………………………………………………………3.1416 x 10 x 27 x 0.85
= 228 Mins or 3 Hour 48 Mins (Ans)
………………………………………Trash in Lap – Trash in Sliver
11. Cleaning Efficiency (%) =————————————————– x 100
………………………………………………….Trash in Lap
Example: Calculate the cleaning efficiency after carding process. Trash in
Lap = 3.75% & Trash in sliver = 1.25%.
Solution:
Trash in Lap = 3.75% = 0.0375
Trash in Sliver = 1.25% = 0.0125
……………………………..Trash in Lap – Trash in Sliver
Cleaning Efficiency = ——————————————— x 100
……………………………………….Trash in Lap
…0.0375 – 0.0125
= —————————– x 100
………0.0375
= 66.67 % (Ans)
………………………………………….Wastage Weight
12. Carding Wastage% = ———————————————— x 100
……………………………………Wastage wt. + Sliver wt.
Example: Calculate the wastage% using the following data-
Empty Can Weight = 13 kg
Sliver + Can Weight = 25 kg
Wastage Weight = 678 gram = 0.678 kg
Solution:
Sliver weight = (Sliver + Can weight) – Empty Can Weight
= 25 – 13 kg = 12 kg
………………………….Wastage Weight
Wastage% = ——————————————– x 100
…………………..Wastage wt. + Sliver wt.
……..0.678
= —————– x 100 = 5.35% (Ans)
…0.678 + 12
13. Nep Count, n = No. of nep per inch 2 card web (m) x 100
Example: A 42” wide card web of multiplying 100 of the mean value per
square inch. Calculate the nep count of that card web?
Solution:
For calculating the nep count, at first a web is collected from the card and
placed on a 10” x 10” black board. Then the neps are counted and the
number of neps found is corrected for any difference in hank.
Nep count, n = m x 100 = 0.13 x 100 = 13 (Ans).