COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FANCY YARN TECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 4543 FANCY YARN TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSA KILIÇ

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

Describing the plying, plied twist and production techniques of fancy (effect) yarns

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having knowledge about fancy yarn types
2   Having knowledge about the fancy yarn market and its usage areas
3   Having knowledge about fancy yarn production methods
4   Having detailed information about slub yarns and their production methods
5   Having detailed information about chenille yarns and production methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, importance and history of fancy yarn
2 Structure, properties and classification of fancy yarn
3 Fancy yarn structures: spiral yarns, lumpy yarns, gimp yarns, ratine yarns, boucle yarns - definitions, structures, main properties
4 Looped yarns, twisted yarns, noped yarns, flock yarns, jaspe yarns, melange yarns, muline yarns - definitions, structures, main properties
5 Raised yarns, frieze yarns, silvery yarns, metallic yarns and other fancy yarns - definitions, structures, main properties
6 Fancy yarn production methods, classification, folding-twisting methods
7 Slub yarn production methods, slub yarn types, properties and usage areas
8 Basic structure of chenille yarns, raw materials used, yarn properties and usage areas
9 Chenille yarn production methods, sections of chenille spinning machine, working principle
10 Midterm
11 Fancy yarn market and its importance
12 Usage areas of fancy yarn
13 Homework presentations
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

- Fancy Yarns: Their Manufacture and Application, R. H. Gong, Rachel M. Wright, Crc Press, 1 Oca 2003 - Fundamentals of Spun - Yarn Technology, Carl A. Lawrence, CRC Press, 28 Mar 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentation, assignment, exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be successfull in midterm exam, assignment and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Musa KILIC

Dokuz Eylül University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Textile Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus
35397 Buca - IZMIR

TEL: 0232 301 77 14
WEB: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/musa.kilic

Office Hours

Office hours will be determined according to course schedule during the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 0 0 0
Preparing presentations 1 26 26
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1534
LO.2534
LO.3534
LO.4545
LO.5545