Handbook of Technical Textiles, Volume 2, Second Edition: Technical Textile Applications

✍ Scribed by Anand, Subhash C.; Horrocks, A. Richard

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 442
• Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The first edition of Handbook of Technical Textiles has been an essential purchase for professionals and researchers in this area since its publication in 2000. With revised and updated coverage, including several new chapters, this revised two volume second edition reviews recent developments and new technologies across the field of technical textiles.

Volume 2 – Technical Textile Applications offers an indispensable guide to established and developing areas in the use of technical textiles. The areas covered include textiles for personal protection and welfare, such as those designed for ballistic protection, personal thermal and fire protection, and medical applications; textiles for industrial, transport and engineering applications, including composite reinforcement and filtration; and the growing area of smart textiles.

• Comprehensive handbook for all aspects of technical textiles
• Provides updated, detailed coverage of processes, fabric structure, and applications
• Ideal resource for those interested in high-performance textiles, textile processes, textile processing, and textile applications
• Many of the original, recognized experts from the first edition update their respective chapters

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,Preface (2nd Edition, Volume 2),Woodhead Publishing Series in TextilesEntitled to full text1 - Textile-reinforced composite materials, Pages 1-26, S.L. Ogin, P. Potluri
2 - Waterproof breathable fabrics, Pages 27-55, A. Mukhopadhyay, V.K. Midha
3 - Textiles in filtration*, Pages 57-110, T.H. Shah, A. Rawal
4 - Geotextiles in civil engineering, Pages 111-133, A. Rawal, T.H. Shah, S.C. Anand
5 - Textiles for healthcare and medical applications, Pages 135-168, S. Rajendran, S.C. Anand, A.J. Rigby
6 - Technical textiles for ballistic protection, Pages 169-192, X. Chen, Y. Zhou
7 - Technical textiles for knife and slash resistance, Pages 193-236, K.K. Govarthanam, S.C. Anand, S. Rajendran
8 - Technical fibres for heat and flame protection, Pages 237-270, A.R. Horrocks
9 - Technical textiles for personal thermal protection, Pages 271-285, E.M. Crown, J.C. Batcheller
10 - Technical textiles for survival, Pages 287-323, D.A. Holmes, A.R. Horrocks
11 - Technical textiles in transport (land, sea, and air), Pages 325-356, A.R. Horrocks
12 - Energy harvesting and storage textiles, Pages 357-396, N. Soin, S.C. Anand, T.H. Shah
13 - Rope, cord, twine, and webbing, Pages 397-424, J.W.S. Hearle
Index, Pages 425-431