Textiles for Industrial Applications

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Textiles in Hoses

6.1 Introduction

Textile fabrics are used as reinforcement in many applications. Hose is one

of such products where the fabric is reinforced in its structure to attain

desirable properties. The reinforcement of any hose structure may comprise

many materials or combinations of materials, dependent on the end use of

the item. The reinforcement may be braided, woven, or in wound form, and

it may be in single or multiple plies. The reinforcing members include both

natural and man-made textiles. Obviously, the choice of the most advanta-

geous material to be used will be dictated rst by the end ...