Woodhead Publishing Advances in Modeling and Simulation in Textile Engineering: New Concepts, Methods, and Applications (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Advances in Modeling and Simulation in Textile Engineering: New Concepts, Methods, and Applications explains the advanced principles and techniques that can be used to solve textile engineering problems using numerical modeling and simulation. The book draws on innovative research and industry practice to explain methods for the modeling of all of these processes, helping readers apply computational power to more areas of textile engineering. Experimental results are presented and linked closely to processes and  methods of implementation. Diverse concepts such as heat transfer, fluid dynamics, three-dimensional motion, and multi-phase flow are addressed. Finally, tools, theoretical principles, and numerical models are extensively covered. Textile engineering involves complex processes which are not easily expressed numerically or simulated, such as fiber motion simulation, yarn to fiber formation, melt spinning technology, optimization of yarn production, textile machinery design and optimization, and modeling of textile/fabric reinforcements. Review Provides advice on tools, theoretical principles and numerical techniques for the use of modeling and simulation in textile engineering processes From the Back Cover Advances in Modeling and Simulation in Textile Engineering: New Concepts, Methods, and Applications explains the advanced principles and techniques that can be used to solve textile engineering problems using numerical modeling and simulation. Textile engineering involves complex processes which are not easily expressed numerically or simulated, such as fiber motion simulation, yarn to fiber formation, melt spinning technology, optimization of yarn production, textile machinery design and optimization, and modeling of textile/fabric reinforcements. This book draws on innovative research and industry practice to explain methods for the modeling of all of these processes, helping readers to apply computational power to more areas of textile engineering than ever before. Experimental results are presented and linked closely to the processes, and to the methods of implementation. Diverse concepts such as heat transfer, fluid dynamics, three-dimensional motion, and multi-phase flow are addressed as part of this. Covering all sides of this topic, tools, theoretical principles, and numerical models are extensively presented. About the Author Nicholus Tayari Akankwasa is a Researcher at the Department of Textile Engineering, Donghua University, China. Nicholus does research in lightweight construction textile technology with a focus on numerical and computational modeling for process optimization. Dieter Veit is Deputy Director of the Institute of Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His research focuses on soft computing in textile technology, including use of neural networks and genetic algorithms.