Structure and properties of flat cocoon silk after silk reeling

Silk is obtained mostly from oval cocoons.In this paper, the flat cocoons were obtained by changing the silking environment of Bombyx mori silkworms.Then the appropriate method was used to reel the flat cocoons.The structure, thermal and mechanical properties of flat cocoon Neckwear silk (FCS) after silk reeling and degumming were studied.The exper

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Line Impedance Measurement to Improve Power Systems Protection of the Gautrain 25 kV Autotransformer Traction Power Supply System

Traction power systems are susceptible to service affecting electrical faults or disturbances.These may cause interruptions of the power supply to the trains, affecting systems operations and causing major delays.Therefore, accuracy in fault reporting and fault location is vital in the decision-making processes that will result in shorter outage pe

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