Influence of Lint Cleaning on Fine Trash Levels
Two experiments were conducted to investigate whether saw-type lint cleaners create more fine trash in the lint than they remove. Results indicated that the lint cleaner was reasonably efficient in reducing trash levels for all size ranges investigated. The amount of cleaning accomplished, however, depended on trash particle size. The lint cleaner removed about one-half of the particles smaller than 0.25 mm (equivalent diameter) and virtually all of the particles larger than 4 mm in diameter. While these results tended to exonerate the saw-type lint cleaner of charges of creating fine trash, there was some indication that the saw gin stand increased the amount of small and medium size trash in the lint.