Hydrophobic Yarn Compatibility and Limitations
topic
Water-jet insertion is limited to hydrophobic yarn types including polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and glass filament yarns that are not damaged or swollen by water contact during insertion and subsequent fabric drying, excluding hydrophilic yarns including cotton, viscose, wool, and linen where water absorption causes yarn swelling, strength reduction, and after-drying shrinkage that creates unacceptable fabric dimensional instability.
Role
Restricts water-jet weaving application to the subset of synthetic and mineral filament fabrics compatible with wet insertion and subsequent drying without quality penalty, defining a specific but significant market segment of polyester and nylon fabric production where water-jet economic and performance advantages justify the technology investment versus air-jet alternatives for compatible yarn types.