Science and Technology of Wool
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The official GTU curriculum for Science and Technology of Wool (subject code 3172920) as prescribed for Textile Tech. · Semester 7 divides the course into 6 units, covering 22 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3172920)Unit 1 Wool fibre properties
- Sheep breeds and shearing
- grading of wool
- morphological and chemical structure of wool fibres
- physical properties of wool such as length
- total fatty matter (tfm) etc
Unit 2 Chemical processing of wool fibre/top
- Impurities in raw wool and their removal
- different methods of scouring
- carbonisation of wool and back washing
- top dyeing of wool
Unit 3 Yarn manufacturing system
- Classification and brief outline of spinning systems used for wool fibers i.e. woollen
- semi- worsted and worsted
- Woollen spinning system: basic concepts of wool spinning
- woollen carding- mechanism and card settings
- uses of woollen yarns
Unit 4 Worsted/semi worsted spinning system
- Concept of worsted & semi worsted card
- top preparation
- rubbing frame and ring spinning. norms for worsted and woollen yarn quality
Unit 5 Woollen/Worsted weaving
- Weaving preparatory for woollen and worsted
- selection of weaving machines for woollen and worsted blended fabrics
- Manufacturing of suiting
- carpet and blanket fabrics
Unit 6 Finishing of Wool fabrics
- pressing etc. 8 Subject Code: 3172920 w.e.f
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