National Textile University

B.S. Textile Engineering

Practical Lab Report

Course Code: TE-2111

Course Title: Yarn Manufacturing

Practical No. 03
Title of Practical Determine the count (Ne) of roving and yarn.

Student Name Ubaid ur Rehman

Registration No. 18-NTU-0178
Semester / 3rd / Yarn manufacturing) / G2
Section / Group
Date of Practical October 8, 2018
Date of lab October 15, 2018
report
submission

Submitted To: Dr waqas Iqbal sahib

Title:
Find the count of Lap, Sliver, roving and yarn
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Abstract:
Determination of the count of Lap, Sliver, yarn and roving is practically involved,
taking sample i.e. 120 yards of yarn and 15 yards of roving, 6 yards of sliver, 1
yard of LAP sheet weighing them. The units of weight are converted into required
units i.e. grains. And then calculated by the formula of English count system. In
calculated result count of yarn is 29.94 Ne and count of roving is 0.93 Ne and Lap
0.001405 Ne and Sliver 0.12756 Ne. Count is not the measure of thickness, it’s
basically linear density of cotton products.

Introduction:
There are two types of count system (1) Direct system (2) Indirect system. English
count is an indirect system. Here we calculated English count for Lap, Sliver, yarn
and roving. The output of scutcher in blow room is Lap. Sliver is output of card and
drawing. The product delivered by the roving machines is called roving. While yarn
is a continuous strand of natural or synthetic fibers.
In this experiment, the length of yarn was 120 yards and the length of roving was 15
yards and 6 yards of Sliver and 1 yard of Lap. Wooden Template is used for Lap
Sheet. Wrapping drum was used for roving and Sliver and wrapping reel was used for
yarn. The circumference of both drum and reel was 1 yard. The formula used to
calculate the count was:
Ne= 8.33*l (yards)/w (grains).
Objectives:
 To understand the method to determine the count of Lap.
 To understand the method to determine the count of Sliver.
 To understand the method to determine the count of Roving.
 To understand the method to determine the count of Yarn.

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Conversion:

1 grams = 15.432 grains

1 oz. = 28.35 grams
1 oz. = 437.5 grains
1 lbs. = 16 oz.
1 lbs. = 7000 grains
1 lbs. = 453.6 grams

Equipment and Materials:

 Wooden template for measuring sample of Lap sheet.
 Wrapping reel for preparing the samples of yarn.

 Wrapping drum for preparing the samples of roving and sliver.

 Weight balance.

 Yarn (120 yard) 5 samples.

 Sliver (15 yards) 5 samples.

Procedure:
Procedure for Sliver.
First of all, sample of sliver was taken. With the help of wrapping drum 6 yards of sliver was
measured. The circumference of the wrapping drum was one yard; 6 yards was measured by
revolving the wrapping drum 6 times. With the help of weighing balance, the weight of
measured length of sliver was calculated. That weight was measured in grains. Then, number
of yards per grain was calculated. Then, count of sliver was calculated by formula.

l
Ne=8.33×
w

Procedure for Lap:

The sample of lap was taken. With the help of wooden template, one yard of sample lap was
measured. Then, with the help of weighing balance the weight of measured length was

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calculated. Then, number of yards per gram was calculated. Then, the count was calculated
by formula.
no of hanks
Ne=8.33×
lb

For roving:

First of all, the sample of roving was taken. With the help of wrapping drum, 15 yards of
roving was measured. The circumference of the wrapping drum was one yard, 15 yards was
measured by revolving the wrapping drum 15 times. With the help of weighing balance, the
weight of measured length of roving was calculated. That weight was measured in grains.
Then, number of yards per grain was calculated. Then, count of roving was calculated by
formula.
l
Ne=8.33×
w

For yarn:
The sample of yarn was taken. With the help of wrapping reel, 120 yard of yarn was
measured. Then, with the help of weighing balance the weight of measured length was
calculated. Then, number of yards per gram was calculated. Then, the count was calculated
by formula.
l
Ne=8.33×
w

Result:

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For Lap:
Sr. Weight of material Weight in Grains Count
Number: (X)
(g)
1. 382.05 5896.56 0.00141

2. 374.975 5787.364 0.00143

3. 386.295 5962.077 0.00139

4. 382.08 5897.023 0.001412

5. 389.125 0.001387
6005.755

Mean 382.905 5909.756 0.001405

o Weight (grains) =g*15.434

( x 1−x ' ) + ( x 2−x ' ) + ( x 3−x' ) + ( x 4−x ' ) +( x 5−x ' )

o S.D =
n

( 0.01388 ) + ( 0.01608 ) + ( 0.00388 ) + (−0.04322 ) +(−0.00938)

=
5

S.D = 2 ×10−6

S. D
CV% = × 100
X

= 0.14%

For Sliver:

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 Sr. Weight of material Weight in Grains Count
Number: (X)
(g)
1. 25.47 392.0236 0.127

2. 25.43 392.4866 0.1273

3. 25.61 395.264 0.1264

4. 25.40 392.0236 0.1275

5. 24.99 0.1296

385.6956
Mean =
25.38
0.12756
391.4986

' ' ' '

o S.D = x 1−x ' + x 2−x + x 3−x + x 4−x +( x 5−x )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
n

( 0.1271−0.1275 ) + ( 0.1273−0.1275 ) + ( 0.1264−0.1275 ) + ( 0.1275−0.1275 ) +(0.125−0.1275)

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S.D = 8 ×10−5
8 ×10−5
C.V% = × 100=0.062%
0.127

For roving:

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 Sr. Weight of material Weight in Grains count
Number: (X)
(g)
1. 8.51 131.3433 0.9513
2. 8.49 0.9535

131.0347
3. 8.60 132.7324 0.9413
4. 9.03 139.369 0.8942
5. 8..55 131.9607 0.9468
Mean 8.636 133.288

( x 1−x ' ) + ( x 2−x ' ) + ( x 3−x' ) + ( x 4−x ' ) +( x 5−x ' )

o S.D =
n

( 0.01388 ) + ( 0.01608 ) + ( 0.00388 ) + (−0.04322 ) +(−0.00938)

=
5

S.D = −0.003752
S. D
o CV%= × 100
X
= −0.40024

For yarn:

Sr. Weight of material (X) In grains

Number: (g)
1. 2.18 33.63
2. 2.22 34.254
S.D =
3. 2.10 32.403
4. 2.12 32.71
5. 2.2 33.946
Mean 2.164 33.3886

( x 1−x ' ) + ( x 2−x ' ) + ( x 3−x' ) + ( x 4−x ' ) +( x 5−x ' )

n

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 (−0.217 ) + (−0.76 )+ ( 0.9 ) + ( 0.6 ) +(−0.5)
=
5

S.D = 0.0066
S. D
o CV%= × 100
X
0.0066
o = × 100
29.94
= 0.022044%

The Lap has count 0.001405yards/grains.

The sliver has count 0.12756 yards/grains.
The roving has count 0.93742yards/grains.
The yarn has count 29.94yards/grains.

Discussions:
English system is an indirect system. In this experiment, the count of yarn is 29.94
yards/grains and the count of roving is 0.93742 yards/grains and count of Lap 0.001405 and
Sliver has 0.12756. It means the count of yarn is greater than the count of roving. Its mean
yarn is finer than roving.

Conclusion:
The count of yarn measured in grains/gram 29.94.Which means it is a courser fiber yarn.
From this we conclude that if there will be indirect system then with increase in the value,
fineness will be increased and vice versa. While in the direct system, with the increase in the
value, the fineness decreases and vice versa. The count variation is < 1%.