Woodhead Publishing Simulation in Textile Technology: Theory and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles): 136

Simulation in textile technology provides a comprehensive review of the key principles, applications and benefits of modelling for textile production. After an introduction to modelling and simulation, the book goes on to review the principles and applications of the main types of model. It first discusses neural networks and their applications before going on to explore evolutionary methods and fuzzy logic. It then considers computational fluid dynamics and finite element modelling. The modelling of fibrous structures and yarns are considered in the following chapters, along with wound packages, woven, braided and knitted structures. The book concludes by reviewing the simulation of textile processes and machinery. Key Features: provides a comprehensive review of the key principles, applications and benefits of modelling for textile production; discusses neural networks and their applications before going on to explore evolutionary methods and fuzzy logic; considers the modelling of fibrous structures and yarns, along with wound packages, woven, braided and knitted structures. Contents: Introduction to modelling and simulation in textile technology; Neural networks and their application to textile technology; Evolutionary methods and their application to textile technology; Fuzzy logic and its application to textile technology; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and its application to textile technology; The finite element method (FEM) and its application to textile technology; Simulation of fibrous structures and yarns; Simulation of wound packages, woven, braided and knitted structures; Simulation of textile machinery.