ROLE OF TEXTILE IN DEFENCE SECTOR

SUBMITTED TO
DR.PRASHANT VISHNOI
H.O.D.(TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY)

SUBMITTED BY:
KAUSHAL KISHOR
(1504461014)
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION...

 TEXTILE FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION

 TEXTILE FOR PROTECTION FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS

 TEXTILE FOR CAMOUFLAGE

 TEXTILE FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION

 Textile for personal protection...
❖ BULLET PROOF JACKETS -
❖ ODOUR FREE CLOTHINGS - ❖ KEVLAR(traditional)
❖ Antimicrobial silver
❖ FLAME RESISTANT FABRIC -
❖ Nomex, wool
❖ WATER PROOFING - ❖ Goretex
❖ STAIN AND WRINKLE FREE ❖ Using micro denier fibre
FABRICS -
Textile for nuclear protection
❖ COTTON, KEVLAR, NYLON BLENDS ARE USED FOR ELECTROSTATIC AND FLAME
RESISTANCE.

❖ NYLON-POLYESTER BLENDS WITH 1% CARBON CONTENT.

❖ SPECIAL “INTUMESCENT” SUBSTANCE IS USED.

Textile for camouflage...

❖ Hollow fibres filled with liquid dye and solid

pigment - solid pigments protects against U.V and
I.R detection.

❖ PVC coated non-woven fabric with metal fibrils

impregnated with a pigment to provide
camouflage.
Textile for chemical protection...
a. SEMI PERMEABLE FABRIC: Nylon tricot based fabric coated with polyurethane foam

b. Use of microporous semipermeable membrane in combination with active carbon impregnated

foam.

c. Infected requirement require complete encapsulation.

Textile in tents , ropes, BAGS...

❖ RUBBERISED SHEETS AT BASE FOR TENTS.

❖ OLIVE GREEN COLOUR FOR CAMOUFLAGE.
❖ COLD WEATHER PROTECTION BY TENTS.
❖ NYLON CORDUAR MATERIAL FOR BAGS.
❖ SOLAR POWERED TENTS
FLAME RETARDANCY IN TEXTILES...
BENEFITS OF WOOL OVER SYNTHETIC FIBRE.

❖ Wool do not stick to skin on buring.

❖ Wool is a breathing fabric while synthetic fabric is not.

BENEFITS OF SYNTHETICS.

❖ Do not itch like wool.

❖ Cheaper than wool.
 References
• article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.textile.20160503.01.html
• www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_con
tent&task=...
• www.odi.org/resources/docs/3361.pdf
• www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_con
tent&task=...
Thank you