Modeling of a New Method for Metal Filaments Texturing

Abstract

In recent years, applications of conductive yarns in textile products are widely developed especially in electronic and smart clothing. Comfort of these products is very important. Metallic Filament yarns are generally required to be texturized to use in fabric structure and contribute in its comfort. In the present work a novel method, based on a rotational magnetic field, is introduced for texturizing metallic filament yarns. The electro-magnetical and mechanical operations of the method are modeled using different finite element techniques. The capability of the introduced method in displacing metallic filaments as much as required for interlacing them is successfully confirmed by models.