Using Simulation to Optimise Output from an Open-end Rotor-spinning Machine

A reliable simulation model of machine operation can be a useful tool in predicting behaviour under diverse operating conditions and in designing automated control systems. A simulation program, which uses both deterministic and statistical variables in modelling, was developed and applied to an existing open-end rotor-spinning machine served by a travelling piecener for the purpose of optimising output the simulation results, compared with those derived from experimental testing and actual machine experience, validated the program's capability to predict accurately the influence of varying several operating parameters.