Bulk and related properties of acrylic-cotton jet-spun yarns

13-18<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">Jet-spun yarns produced with higher acrylic fibre content showed substantially higher bulk, abrasion resistance, flexural rigidity, tenacity and breaking extension than the yarns spun with higher cotton fibre content. Reasonably higher acrylic content is needed to enhance yarn bulk. Use of a narrow condenser and lower main draft reduces rigidity and yarn bulk.