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MECHANICAL TESTING
Hardness test
A hardness test can be defined as the resistance of the
material to localized plastic deformation. In this
process of hardness test, the specimen is indented by
a special tip which may be a steel ball or a diamond
cone. The tip first overcomes the resistance of the
material to elastic deformation and then a small
amount of plastic deformation. Hardness
measurements for determining the properties of roller
covering have been found to select a better material
and to design a new roller. The hardness of roller
CCLC roller is pressed against the stationary knife at covering materials was measured at the ginning
considerable pressure. The roller rotates at a speed of surface after the rollers have been tried. Brinell’s
100 revolutions per minute. This enables the pulling Hardness Test has been carried out by pressing a steel
of fibres from the seed-cotton (or kapas) due to ball known as the indenter into the roller covering.
abrasion between rollers and knife, leads to a The mean diameter of the indentation left on the
continuous rate of wear and tear of the rollers. This specimen is measured after the load is removed. The
action is known as the dust-producing grinding action value of the hardness of various roller covering
ofthe CCLC roller and adds to the chromium burden materials is mathematically calculated by the formula
of the environment. This contaminates and pollutes and is given in Brinell’s Hardness Number
the surroundings as powdered chrome-specific dust (B.H.N.). B.H.N.(Brinell’s Hardness Number) =
(CSD). Data is given in table. Load on ball / Area of Indentation ;
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Table -2: Roller Covering Materials and Construction Details of The Trial Rollers; Roller Covering Material:
Chrome Composite Leather Clad Roller (CCLC) Covering
Roller Code Laboratory Gin/GRED and DR Gin: CCLC
Roller Covering Material Hexavalent and trivalent chromium composite embedded with leather (chrome tanned leather)
Method of Construction 78-80 numbers of Compressed Disks
Core Material Steel ( Square, Hexagonal 50 X 50 mm size)
Roller Dimensions 190 mm roller length (GRED)
182 mm dia and 1016 mm long 171-178 mm(DR)
Method of fastening material to core Bonded and Stitched and clamped bolted between end plates
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Evaluating Vegetable Tanned Walrus Leather Physical Characteristics of Various Trial Rollers
Roller Covering Roller code = ECO, VT, CCLC, FRP, RPR, RCF,
Vegetable Tannins are complex glycosides of tanning WFG, Roller length = 190 mm, Roller diameter =
acids obtained from tree barks and woods. 185 mm, Roller hardness = 89-106 B.H.N.
Traditionally vegetable tanning was carried out by Layers of fabrics = Good number of fibres; Moderate
immersing hides in a pit of water with layers of number of fibres
tannin-bearing bark or wood sandwiched between Fabric fibre color = White /Brown
them. The objectives of this experiment were to Layers of fabrics at ginning surface = Yes/No
define the physical properties of a roller material that Approximate distance fibre bristles protrude above
contribute to its ginning rate potential to produce rubber surface: 0.5 to 1 mm
good quality chrome-free-lint cotton and to search for Rubber compounding: Resilient condition; Rubber
a better roller covering material. However, the Board Standards
ginning rate with the cost of the vegetable-tanned
walrus leather covering material is not enough to
warrant changing from the conventional CCLC
rollers being used in the industry.
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rubber compound is resilient and fibre bristles Comparative economics have been worked out for
protrude 0.76 mm beyond the rubber surface is the chrome-less RCF roller ginneries and CCLC
maintained despite wear[7]. rollers ginneries; that is for the 'System before and
after modifications' and for commercialization to the
ginning industry. However, the ginning rate with the
cost of the RCF is not enough to warrant changing
from the conventional CCLC rollers being used in the
industry.
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Evaluating Felt (90% Wool) Packing Roller subsequently. A common material made from a
Covering composite of chromium tanned leather is used to
An experimental covering made of rubber packing cover the gin roller by the roller ginning industry.
was tested. Final removal of the ginned fibers from When cotton is processed the ginned lint would
the roller-gin roller presents problems that depend contain about 180 to 250 ppm of Cr (III) and Cr (VI)
upon the nature of the covering [8]. which are known to be highly carcinogenic. The
roller ginning industry would benefit if a satisfactory,
Table-8: Roller Covering Materials and Construction cheaper, longer wearing roller covering material and
Details of The Trial Rollers; Roller Covering eco-friendly could be found.
Material: 90% Wool (Felt) Roller Covering
Roller Code; Laboratory Gin/GRED and DR Research and experiments show the possibility of
Gin: WPR obtaining a substitute. Ginning investigations have
Roller Covering Material Wool packing type roller covering
Method of Construction Compressed disks
been carried out to help meet the objective of
Core Material Steel shaft (square, 50 X 50 mm designing and developing eco-friendly roller
Size ) coverings for cotton double roller (DR) gins. Various
Roller Dimensions 190 mm roller length (GRED) eco-friendly substitutes and methods have been
182 mm dia and 1016 mm long studied and devised, such as felt (90% wool) ,
171-178 mm(DR)
Method of fastening material 90% Wool, (Felt material) vegetable-tanned leather, woven fibre glass fabrics,
to core neem oil-tanned leather, 100% wool material,
alternative rubber, and rubber-processing technology,
The research was done to compare the ginning and modification of the commonly employed CCLC
performance of a felt material (90% wool) against the roller gins. The research was done to compare the
commonly used CCLC covering material. This ginning performance of rollers against the commonly
particular felting used is soft to perform satisfactorily used CCLC roller.
over a long period without wear. This felt material
wore well, ginned at an optimum rate while Tests showed that the ginning rate of some rollers
maintaining fibre quality. However, the ginning rate was significantly very good with CCLC covering.
with the cost of the felt material is not enough to Also, these roller materials were soft to perform
warrant changing from the conventional CCLC satisfactorily over a long period without undue wear.
rollers being used in the industry [9]. Further virtual work will be done with other materials
to see if an alternative sustainable techno-economic-
Case study and check on gin roller covering materials environmental friendly roller covering material can
for cotton double roller gins in Industry 3.0 were be innovated [10].
considered[10].
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONCLUSION The author is thankful to the editor of Journal of
Sustainable communication, media, society and Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied
culturalIISTsystem has been devised. “Sustainable Sciences (JETEAS) and Scholarlink Research
communication, media, society and cultural Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom for the
development is a kind of development that meets the sustainable publication of the present manuscript.
needs of the present without compromising the ability
and efficiency of future generations to meet their own Further the author is thankful to the International
communication, media, societal and cultural Publishers M/S Sciencia Scripts, OmniScriptum
needs”.Case study and check on gin roller covering S.R.L.Publishing Group for the forty seven (47)
materials for cotton double roller gins in Industry 3.0 multilingual publications and other eBooks published
were considered. by the International Publishers M/S LAP
LAMBERT Academic Publishing of OmniScriptum
The heart of the cotton roller ginning machine is the Publishing Group ,17,Meldrum Street,
gin roller. A cotton roller gin separates the fiber from Beau Bassin 71504, Mauritius . Sustainable thanks
the seed-cotton (or kapas) using the interaction and toDr. Wolfgang Philipp Müller ,
interrelation of a fixed knife that rides with some Managing Director of M/S Lap Lambert Academic
pressure against a rotating roller (known as gin Publishing of OmniScriptum
roller), pulling fibres from the seed. Walrus hide, Publishing Group , https://www.lap-publishing.com/
which was used till 1940, was thought to be
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