Modeling roller drafting based on fiber arrangement in the sliver

The variation of fiber arrangement caused by fiber motion during roller drafting process contributes greatly to the sliver properties, especially to the irregularity. In this study, a model of roller drafting based on fiber arrangement in the sliver was developed to calculate sliver irregularity. This proposed new method was capable of tracing the motion of individual fibers during the whole drafting process from the first floating fiber accelerating being accelerated to the last floating fiber being accelerated. The additional irregularity caused by the characteristic of accelerating in different cross-section was also calculated and analyzed by this simulation. The obtained simulation results were highly in accordance with empirical conclusions by the displacement deviation theory. Besides, the output fiber arrangement could be recorded and saved in order to be further regarded as the input fiber arrangement of the next following drafting process. The simulation results of three drafting zone were highly corresponded to the previous experimental research. Therefore, the as-developed model was proved to be useful and accurate to explore roller drafting and predict sliver irregularity.