INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT- IMPLEMENTATION

B. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

METHOD
1.The cotton, satin, polyester, and nylon sheer fabric were cut to 10cm ✕ 10cm.
2.The bowl was filled with water.
3.The cotton and satin were soaked in the water and set aside to air dry in a
proper area.
4.Step 3 was repeated for the polyester and nylon sheer fabric.
5. The results were placed in a table and a bar graph was drawn.

RESULTS:

TABLE SHOWING RESULTS FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN FOR EACH FIBER TO
DRY COMPLETELY

Type of Fiber Length of time taken to dry

completely (hours)

Polyester fabric 3

Nylon sheer fabric 2

Cotton 5

Satin 2.5
 Nylon sheer

Polyester
type of fiber

Synthetic fibers
Cotton
Natural fibers

Satin

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
time(hours)

BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE LENGTH OF TIME TAKEN FOR EACH FABRIC TO DRY

DISCUSSION:
The hypothesis stated that synthetic fiber would dry faster than natural fiber on
addition of water. This is because synthetic fibers are more hydrophobic than
natural fibers. Water tends to penetrate the fiber structure of natural fibers when
water comes into contact with the surface, and it becomes fully absorbed. Based
on the results, the hypothesis was accepted, though there were a few variations.
After soaking the synthetic fibers in water, the nylon sheer fabric dried in 2 hours
while the polyester fabric dried in 3 hours. After the natural fibers were soaked in
water, the cotton took 5 hours to dry, and the satin took 2.5 hours. However,
varying from the expected results, the polyester (synthetic fiber) took 3 hours to
dry while the satin (natural fiber) took 2.5 hours. This result disagreed with the
hypothesis. The reason for this could have possibly been that since the weather
conditions for the fabrics to dry were unavailable, there was a delay. The nylon
sheer fabric took the least amount of time to dry because it is a synthetic plastic
and is waterproof. The cotton took the most amount of time to dry because it is
the thickest material and absorbs water fully. The length of time that it took the
nylon sheer fabric to dry faster than the cotton was 3 hours.
LIMITATIONS
Sources of Error:
1.A possible source of error could have occurred if each of the fabrics were not
cut to the same size. This would not allow the fabrics to dry at the same rate.
Precautions: 
The size of all fabrics should be accurately cut to 10cm ✕ 10cm.
Limitation:
A significant change in the length of time taken for the polyester, nylon sheer,
cotton, and satin to completely dry was delayed because the appropriate drying
conditions were unavailable.

REFLECTIONS
The experiment is relevant to real life as the fiber materials are created into
products for useful purposes. Since synthetic fiber does not allow water to
absorb, nylon sheer and polyester material are used to create umbrellas and
raincoats. A silicone coat is applied to the surface to seal the fabric to become
waterproof. The raindrops would not absorb into the fabric and instead would
slide off the coating. The knowledge that was gained from this experiment could
be personally used in the future to create homemade waterproof items or used to
prevent water from affecting the household negatively. An adjustment was made
during the experiment due to the weather condition being unsuitable for drying.
This was solved by using the wind from a fan, replacing the sun for the fabrics to
dry. This concluded with the results being varied as the polyester (synthetic
fiber) took a half an hour more to dry than the satin (natural fiber).

CONCLUSION
The synthetic fiber (nylon sheer fabric) dried at a faster rate than the natural fiber
(cotton) on addition of water.