AKTU Technical Textiles (BTT061) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

Course Outcome: After completing the course student will be able to:

CO1 Understand technical textiles, industrial textiles manufacturing methods, products, filter fabrics and its mechanisms, finishing treatments, and nanotechnology.

CO2 Protective textiles products and its manufacturing, heat transfer mechanism, bullet proof and camouflage fabrics.

CO3 Medical textile categories, applications of medical textiles products, testing methods, basics of sports textiles.

CO4 Products and manufacturing techniques of smart textiles, automotive textiles, and agro textiles.

CO5 Classifications and manufacturing of geo textiles, testing of geo textiles, and overview of composites.

Unit 1: Introduction to technical textile, Classifications of technical textiles, Industrial textile – filtration

mechanisms, filter fabric constructions- woven, needle felt & knitted filter fabric, finishing treatment of filter fabric, essential requirements of good filter fabric, hoses, ropes and nets, tarpaulins. Nanotechnology

• methods to manufacture nanofibers, advantages. Total Lecture required = 8

Unit 2: Overview of protective textiles, Manufacture and properties of protective textiles- water

proof/coated and water repellent, antimicrobial, flame retardant – conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer, Nuclear biological & chemical (NBC) resistance, mechanical resistance - bullet proof, cut proof, stab proof. Camouflage concealment and deception.

Total Lecture required = 7

Unit 3: Medical textiles, fibres used, classification of medical textiles, manufacturing, functions and

testing of non-implantable products, Implantable products, Extra-corporal devices, Healthcare/ hygiene products. Sports textiles – sportswear, sports goods, hot air balloon.

Total Lecture required = 7

Unit 4: Smart textiles, brief introduction of smart textiles, classification of smart textiles, passive smart

textiles, active smart textiles, brief discussion of smart shirt, smart suit, musical jacket, space suit.

Automotive textiles: tyre cord, seat belt, air bag, interiors and exteriors trim. Agro textiles: Shade net, green house film, Mulch net, crop cover, anti-hail and bird protection net, finishing net etc.

Total Lecture required = 8

Unit 5: Introduction of geo textile, classification of geo textiles, functions of geo textile, objective of geo

textiles, manufacturing of geo textile, essential properties of geo textiles- Mechanical determinants, Hydraulic determinants, durability determinants. Composites – Introduction, types of textile reinforcement structures, manufacturing, and applications.

Total Lecture required = 6

Reference Books

1. Hand Book of Technical Textiles – A. R. Horrocks & S. C. Anand
2. Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles – Sabit Adanur
3. Medical and Healthcare Textiles – S. C. Anand
4. Nanotechnology in Textiles: Theory and Applications – Rajesh Mishra and Jiri Militky
5. Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing – Xiaoming Tao