AIRBORNE SOILING MATTER IN WEAVING-SHED ATMOSPHERES

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The dirtiness of weaving-shed atmospheres is controlled mainly by the dirtiness of the air taken into the shed. The average dirtiness of the outside air shows large seasonal variations, but there are equally large day-to-day variations controlled by the weather. In the absence of strong local sources of pollution, extremely dirty air is associated with low ground temperatures, still air, and fog. The dirtiness of the air is hardly affected by a normal conditioning plant using water-sprays, but may be considerably reduced by passage through large-area cloth filters. Once in the shed atmosphere, soiling matter may be transferred from air to fabric directly by electrostatic attraction or indirectly via the moving parts of the loom.

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