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mean fibre curvature is the average curvature of fibre snippets measured by the OFDA
the value is expressed in degrees per millimetre (deg/mm) fibre length
the correlation between staple crimp frequency and fibre curvature is high
therefore low staple crimp frequency wools have low fibre curvature, while high staple
crimp frequency wools have a high fibre curvature
fibre curvature can be measured throughout processing, in the raw wool, top, roving, yarn
and even the fabric, whereas it is impossible to measure staple crimp frequency past the
greasy wool stage. This makes fibre curvature a potentially more useful measurement
than crimp frequency
curvature could be used as a specification for wool throughout the processing pipeline
from farm to fabric. Diameter is the only other measurement which can also be used from
farm to fabric
the variation in curvature or standard deviation of curvature has been related to crimp
definition or the degree of character or boldness in the staple crimp pattern
at a certain level of curvature a high standard deviation would indicate a staple with poor
character, while a low standard deviation would indicate a staple with good character
the diagram shows how the curvature of a fibre snippet is measured. The angle A
represents the amount the fibre turns in degrees from point B to point C.
The OFDA measures a 200m section of the fibre snippet and multiplies this value by 5 to
convert the degrees per 200m to degrees per millimetre (deg/mm). All measured
snippets are averaged to give the mean fibre curvature. The standard deviation or
variation in fibre curvature is also calculated
The OFDA is able to measure fibre curvature at the same time as it measures the mean
fibre diameter and variation in fibre diameter. Therefore curvature can be easily
measured on samples sent to your OFDA fleece testing laboratory for fibre diameter
testing
Fibre Curvature
Histogram
Data
on
the
OFDA
The fibre curvature data measured by the OFDA is presented at the top of the
histogram.
The following example is used in describing the data:
Curve=74.6[57]deg/mm
This is the mean fibre curvature and standard deviation of curvature in brackets.
Curve Number=2647
This is the number of fibre snippets measured for curvature. This is less than the
sample size set for measuring fibre diameter due to the fact that some fibres in the
sample overlap in the OFDA slide and hence cannot be measured for fibre curvature.
The above was reproduced with the permission of Riverina Fleece Testing Services,
1999.
Qu es la fibra de curvatura?
curvatura media de fibra es la curvatura media de fragmentos de fibra
medida por la OFDA