Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Generation of Jute Fibre Length Distribution via Graphics and Computer Simulation with Gamma Distribution Function

Abstract

Biswas SK

Notwithstanding the complexity of production of jute fibre filaments a simple graphical presentation of jute fibre length distribution is made. The computer simulation of four types of frequency distribution of jute fibre length depending on method of sampling and testing is presented. These four distribution curves gives six points of intersections which merit technological significance. A study of fibre length-frequency distribution depending on methods of sampling and testing may lead to a general form of Gamma distribution function. The parameters in the mathematical formulae may serve as characteristics of condition giving the benchmark for valid experiment. This type of work involving exponential distribution was not done previously and provides a deeper insight into the characterisation of its comparative features with respect to normal distribution of fibre length. It can be observed that fibrograms for exponential and normal distributions have close similarity if their mean values are same. However, the survivor or array diagram distinguishes the basic distributions better than the fibrogram. This would be useful in the context that the basic frequency distributions of fibre lengths are somewhat difficult to obtain from direct experiments.