Textile Mechanisms in Spinning and Weaving Machines

This book discusses the mechanics in textile machinery in spinning, weaving and knitting processes. It is a useful resource for developing an analytical thinking about the machineries by providing information about the various mechanisms involved. The subject matter of this book includes -

• Gear trains
• Equations of movement
• Resolution of forces
• Principle of moments
• Stress, strain and elasticity

Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

List of contents

Preface, Foreword
1. Belt, rope and chain drives
2. Gear trains
3. Rotary motion
4. Equations of movement
5. Parallelogram of velocities
6. Force, mass and momentum
7. Work and power
8. Resolution of forces
9. Centre of gravity
10. Principle of moments
11. Friction
12. Coil friction
13. Lifting machines and velocity ratio
14. Stress, strain and elasticity
15. Momentum, energy, impulsive forces and impact
16. Motion in a circle
17. Simple harmonic motion
18. Moments of inertia and kinetic energy of rotating bodies
19. Practical methods of finding moment of inertia
20. Cams

About the author

Ganapathy Nagarajan served as General manager (Technical) in Production, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Department. He has also worked in the Spinning division of the South India Textile Research Organization.

Product details

• Authors: Nagarajan Ganapathy
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032760766
• ISBN: 978-1-032-76076-6
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Machinery, Materials science, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres