20.500.12556/RUL-182331 Fiber shedding from polyester and polyester-cotton blend fabrics during tumble drying This study examines fiber shedding from polyester and polyester–cotton blend textilesduring tumble drying in a domestic heat pump dryer, focusing on the effects of drumspeed, load mass, and load composition. Standardized textiles and mixed consumeritems (3 kg and 5 kg loads) were dried in a modified dryer with an external high-efficiency filtration system that enabled time-resolved gravimetric measurement ofreleased fibers. Shedding was driven by mechanical stresses from textile motion andinteractions, which depended strongly on drum speed and load characteristics. Thegreatest fiber release occurred at the nominal 58 rpm, associated with the cataractingregime. Lower speeds (10–30 rpm) reduced shedding but increased drying time, whilea higher speed (70 rpm) combined with frequent textile redistribution produced thelowest shedding with little effect on drying duration. Load mass effects differed by loadtype: standardized 5 kg loads shed more than 3 kg loads, whereas the mixed consumerloads showed an opposite trend, which is interpreted as a load-composition effect ratherthan a direct mass effect. Overall, the results show a complex coupling between drumdynamics and textile interactions and indicate that adaptive drying strategies can reducefiber release during tumble drying without compromising drying performance. polyester-cotton textiles fiber shedding tumble drying microfiber emission textile degradation fiber emission mitigation poliester-bombažne tekstilije izločanje vlaken strojno sušenje perila emisije mikrovlaken degradacija tekstilij zmanjšanje emisij vlaken true false true Angleški jezik Japonski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-05-07 11:58:42 2026-05-07 11:58:47 2026-05-08 04:51:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 18 str. no. 1, art. 2668758 Vol. 23 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 677.1/.5:648.33 1544-046X 10.1080/15440478.2026.2668758 277360643 Novak_et_al._-_Fiber_Shedding_from_Polyester_and_Polyester-Cotton_Blend_Fabrics_During_Tumble_Drying.pdf Novak_et_al._-_Fiber_Shedding_from_Polyester_and_Polyester-Cotton_Blend_Fabrics_During_Tumble_Drying.pdf 1 DAB35E0B8119576ED454E76F6240E6E3 c5e71b60b3d83b9e16d70592084f7a0a6084c51fbddb850e183bb39d9926d897 2013d53c-4a09-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=233504 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15440478.2026.2668758 1 0c2d218b-49fb-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=233490 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0