A Study of the Formation Process of the Fabric Drapes

  • Mizutani, Chiyomi (Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Heian Jogakuin (St. Agnes′) University) ;
  • Baba, Takeichirou (Technical Research Laboratory, Nippon Keori Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Amano, Toshihiko (School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women′s University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

In our experiments using a new apparatus, the drape formation process was found to consist of three stages, seeds generation, their development and the final stabilizing stages. A new parameter R evaluating the shape of the drape was defined in terms of the vertical projection of the drape. Both drape coefficient and R-parameter are expected to be useful for analyzing the formation process of the fabric drape quantitatively.

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