Abstract:
Molten polyamide filaments (10) are extruded from spinneret capillaries through a gas-filled gap (12) and into a quench bath (13) which contains a heated aqueous liquid. The bath has a nozzle defining a vertically disposed cylindrical passageway with its entrance in the bath below the bath surface. The filaments are converged into a filament bundle at the entrance and withdrawn from the exit of the passageway at a withdrawal speed of about 1500 to about 3500 meters per minute. The polyamide polymer is extruded from the spinneret such that the jet velocity in the spinneret capillaries is between 2 and 10 % of the withdrawal speed of the filament from the exit of the nozzle passageway.
Abstract:
The current invention involves a process for microstructuring surfaces of oriented polymeric substrates using laser radiation having an intensity which is spatially modulated in a predetermined periodic manner. The process is especially useful for microstructuring the surfaces of textile products and films.
Abstract:
An iridescent effect is achieved in satin weave filling-faced fabric using sheath-core filaments wherein the core is dyed to a color that is different from that of the sheath.