AKTU Protective Textiles (MNTT701) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Minor Degree in Technical Textiles

Course Objectives

• To learn the basic applications and concept of Protective Textiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of Protective Textiles
• To learn the required attributes features of raw materials for Protective Textiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the Protective Textiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become manufacturing hub of Protective Textiles Course Articulation Matrix of Protective Textiles Protective Textiles Overview of protective clothing, Standards for protective textiles, Fashion and function – factors affecting the design and use of protective clothing, Steps in the selection of protective clothing materials Fibres and fabrics for protective textiles, Technical textiles for protection, Intelligent textiles for protection, Surface treatments for protective textiles Evaluation of protective clothing systems using manikins, Interactions between protection and thermal comfort, Modeling thermal burn injury protection, Civilian protection and protection of industrial workers from chemicals Fundamentals of cold weather clothing comfort: Achieving comfort and thermoregulation in cold weather clothing. Materials for cold weather clothing: Coated and laminated fabrics for cold weather apparel; Wool for cold weather clothing, Design considerations and ergonomics: Designing for ventilation; Adaptive systems for cold weather clothing. Evaluation of cold weather apparel: Laboratory assessment of cold weather clothing Extreme cold and heat protective textiles, Thermal (heat and fire) protection, Microorganism protection, Textiles for respiratory protection, Electrostatic protection, Ballistic protection, Chemical and biological protection Military protection, Testing and analyzing comfort properties of textile materials for the military, Camouflage Textiles: chromic materials, Identification of chromophores, Conductive/conjugated polymers, Flame retardant Textiles, Protection against knives and other weapons, Flight suits for military aviators, Protection for workers in the oil and gas industries

Reference Books

• Textiles for Protection, R A Scott, , Woodhead Publications, London 2005

• Military textiles, Ed: E. Wilusz, Woodhead Publishing in Textiles, CRC Press, Cambridge, England, 2008