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Fiber Migration

Fiber migration refers to the variation in position of fibers within a yarn during production. There are two types of fiber migration: ideal and random. Ideal migration occurs when fibers migrate regularly from the outside to the center of the yarn, maintaining a constant density. Random migration has irregular and non-uniform fiber movement. Fiber migration is influenced by fiber properties, yarn properties, and processing factors. It can be measured using tracer fiber or cross-sectional techniques.

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Fiber Migration

Fiber migration refers to the variation in position of fibers within a yarn during production. There are two types of fiber migration: ideal and random. Ideal migration occurs when fibers migrate regularly from the outside to the center of the yarn, maintaining a constant density. Random migration has irregular and non-uniform fiber movement. Fiber migration is influenced by fiber properties, yarn properties, and processing factors. It can be measured using tracer fiber or cross-sectional techniques.

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Fiber migration

Farzana Faiza
Lecturer, BUFT
Fiber Migration:
• The variation of the distance of a fiber or
filament from the yarn axis along its
length during production it is called fiber
migration. Fiber migration can be defined
as the variation in fiber position within the
yarn so that some parts of all fibers are
gripped. Migration is not measured or
controlled, but merely happens as a
consequence of the operation of the
twisting mechanism.
Classification of fiber migration:

• 1.Ideal migration
• 2.Random migration

• 1.Ideal migration:

The ideal migration pattern is defined as one in


which the fiber migrates regularly and uniformly
from the outside to the center of the yarn and then
back to the outside, in such a way that the density
of packing of fibers in the yarn is constant
throughout the yarn.
Fiber Migration
Random migration:
• This migration pattern is defined as one in which
the fiber intensity and frequency are not same.
For this reason fibers can not be migrated and
fiber migration can not be occurred uniformly
and regularly. This type of migration is called
random migration.
PARAMETERS FOR FIBRE MIGRATION:
•
 1. Staple Length of Fiber: With the increase
of staple length migration will also increase.
 2. Tension: With the increase of tension of
fiber migration will also increase.
 3. Mode of Spinning: - Fiber migration in
yarn depends on the methods of
manufacturing processes.
Result showed that fiber migration can be influenced
mainly by three groups of factor:

• 1.     Fiber related factor such as fiber type: fiber


length, fiber fineness, fiber initial modulus, fiber
bending etc.
• 2.      Yarn related factor, such as yarn count and
yarn twist
• 3.      Processing factors such as twisting tension,
drafting system & number of doubling.
Mechanisms causing fiber migration:
Morton proposed one of the mechanisms
which cause fiber migration is the tension
differences between fiber at different
radial positions in a twisted yarn. During
the twist insertion fiber are subjected to
different tensions depending on their
radial positions.
Fibers lying along the axis of a twisted yarn
will be following a shorter path and, hence,
will be under a lower tension than those lying
near the outside; the low- tension fibers can
be expected to be displaced by the others,
leading to a cyclic interchange of position.
Measurement technique of fiber migration:
• 1.Trace fiber technique.
• 2.Cross-sectional technique
• Tracer Fiber Technique was invented by Morton
and Yen. Here a small proportion of colored fiber
(less than 1%) add to the stock from which the yarn
is spun. It is essential that the properties of the
colored fibers should by identical or almost identical
with those of the main stock of uncolored fibers then
the colored and uncolored fibers are twisted together
to form yarn. This yarn is immersed in a liquid of the
same refractive index as the fibers. As a result, the
uncolored fibers in yarn become almost transparent,
where as the colored can be easily seen. Now the
fiber in the yarn is observed in a micro projection
and thus migration is measured.
Tracer fiber:
the colored fiber is called Tracer Fiber.

Let.
R = radius of yarn
r = distance of coloured filament from the centre of yarn so we get,

Migration of an individual fibre in yarn =r/R

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