TY - EJOU AU - Qian, Jing AU - Miao, Xuhong AU - Shen, Yao TI - Experimental Study and Simulation on Compression Character of Warp Knitted Spacer Fabrics T2 - Computers, Materials \& Continua PY - 2012 VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 1546-2226 AB - Based on experimental data, the research work on warp knitted spacer fabrics gives compression laws when structural parameters (such as diameter of spacer yarn, areal density, spacer yarn angle and the thickness of spacer fabrics ) of spacer fabric change. ANSYS calculation models were developed, and simulation results matched with experimental data well. The computer simulation on this area provides a fundamental tool which can help designer to decide structural parameters when working stresses are given. KW - Warp knitted spacer fabrics KW - compression character KW - finite element KW - structural parameter KW - simulation DO - 10.32604/cmc.2012.027.179