The Effect of Softener on the Performance and Thermal Comfort Properties of Warp Knitted Acrylic Blankets

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In this study, the performance properties of blankets produced by acrylic pile yarn via Raschel warp knitting machine are investigated. Two different yarn counts and three different densities are used for the pile yarns of the sample blankets. In addition, the blankets are treated with three different softeners. The structural properties, thermal comfort, softness and durability of the eighteen samples are tested according to international standards. The aim of the study is to select the optimum softener type for the blankets which is convenient to the winter season. Therefore, the study data are analyzed by both graphs and statistical methods. Then the best convenient blanket is selected by optimization technique with statistical package program. The lack of detailed studies on warp knitted blankets in the literature is the primary feature of this study.