Journal of Oleo Science
Online ISSN : 1347-3352
Print ISSN : 1345-8957
ISSN-L : 1345-8957
Detergents, Surfactants, Interface and Colloid
A Small-scale Washing Test That Reproduces the Mechanical Forces Occurring Inside a Commercial Washing Machine
Miyako Oya-HasegawaMasaru Oya
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2023 Volume 72 Issue 2 Pages 161-170

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A small-scale washing test model was proposed to reproduce the mechanical forces occurring inside a household washing machine in Japan. Washing tests were conducted using household washing machines, a tergotometer, and four types of small-scale washing test models using JIS-designated artificially soiled fabric. As a result of conducting washing tests in 10 households during winter and summer, we determined that the mechanical force of the washing machine was equivalent to 90―100 rpm agitation by a tergotometer. Similar detergency was obtained by rotating a 50 mL centrifuge tube with a tube rotator. Then, a centrifuge tube containing 35 mL of detergent solution, ten 1/4-inch stainless steel balls, and three 20 × 20 mm soiled fabrics was rotated at 50 rpm. Probability density functional theory analysis did not identify any kinetic problems, which means that the properties of the applied mechanical forces are similar to those occurring in the tergotometer and tube rotator test.

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