The corrosion resistance of aluminum(Al)cable-copper(Cu)terminal joints fabricated by magnetic pulse crimping(MPC)and hydraulic clamp crimping(HCC)was compared.Performance degradation was evaluated by mechanical and e...The corrosion resistance of aluminum(Al)cable-copper(Cu)terminal joints fabricated by magnetic pulse crimping(MPC)and hydraulic clamp crimping(HCC)was compared.Performance degradation was evaluated by mechanical and electrical properties.Additionally,corrosion behavior was analyzed by electrochemical testing.Microscopic characterization was performed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS).Results show that the tensile strength of the corroded joints is reduced.However,due to the advantages of high-speed forming and contact tightness unique to MPC,the contact resistance of the corroded joints still maintains excellent.Electrochemical tests demonstrate that the MPC joints have higher corrosion potentials and smaller corrosion currents,providing better corrosion resistance.The formation of a primary battery between Al and Cu at the lap joint leads to the formation of severer corrosion pits.展开更多
Side-by-side bicomponent fibers have a spring-like three-dimensional spiral crimp structure and are widely used in elastic fabric.The difference in thermal shrinkage between different polymers can produce an unbalance...Side-by-side bicomponent fibers have a spring-like three-dimensional spiral crimp structure and are widely used in elastic fabric.The difference in thermal shrinkage between different polymers can produce an unbalanced stress during the cooling process,and this unbalanced stress can be exploited to prepare naturally crimped fibers by spinning design.In this work,different types of polyamides(PAs)were selected for fabrication of the PA-based side-by-side bicomponent elastic fibers using melt spinning,and the structure development and performance of such bicomponent elastic fibers were studied.Meanwhile,thermoplastic PA elastomer(TPAE)with intrinsic elasticity was also used as one of the comparative materials.The block structure of the PA segment and the polyether segment in the TPAE molecule is the key to providing thermal shrinkage differences and forming a good interface structure.As a result,the crimp ratio of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fiber is 7.23%,which is better than that of the currently commercialized T400 fiber(6.72%).The excellent crimp performance of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers comes from the asymmetric distribution of the stress along the radial direction of the fibers during the cooling process,which is caused by the difference in thermal shrinkage between PA6 and TPAE.In addition,the crimp formability of the PA-based bicomponent elastic fibers could be improved by expanding the shrinkage stress through wet-heat treatment.The crimp ratio of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers reaches the maximum(33.08%)after treatment at 100℃.At the same time,the fabric made of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers has the excellent air and water vapor permeability,with an air permeability of 272.76 mm/s and a water vapor transmission rate of 406.71 g/(m^(2)·h).展开更多
Crimping is used in production of large diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Many researches are focused on crimping in certain manufacturing mode of welding pipe. The application scopes of research achievements beco...Crimping is used in production of large diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Many researches are focused on crimping in certain manufacturing mode of welding pipe. The application scopes of research achievements become limited due to lack of uniformity in theoretical analysis. In order to propose a crimping prediction method in order to control forming quality, the theory model of crimping based on elastic-plastic mechanics is established. The main technical parameters are determined by theoretical analysis, including length of crimping, base radius of punch, terminal angle of punch, base radius of die, terminal angle of die and horizontal distance between punch and die. In addition, a method used to evaluate the forming quality is presented, which investigates the bending angle after springback, forming force, straight edge length and equivalent radius of curvature. In order to investigate the effects of technical parameters on forming quality, a two-dimensional finite element model is established by finite element software ABAQUS. The finite element model is verified in that its shapes error is less than 5% by comparable experiments, which shows that their geometric precision meets demand. The crimping characteristics is obtained, such as the distribution of stress and strain and the changes of forming force, and the relation curves of technical parameters on forming quality are given by simulation analysis. The sensitivity analysis indicates that the effects of length of crimping, technical parameters of punch on forming quality are significant. In particular, the data from simulation analysis are regressed by response surface method （RSM） to establish prediction model. The feasible technical parameters are obtained from the prediction model. This method presented provides a new thought used to design technical parameters of crimping forming and makes a basis for improving crimping forming quality.展开更多
In order to investigate the draping behavior of non-crimp fabrics（NCFs）, two types of carbon NCFs with tricot-chain stitches or chain stitches were formed on a hemispherical mould via a stretch forming process. The ...In order to investigate the draping behavior of non-crimp fabrics（NCFs）, two types of carbon NCFs with tricot-chain stitches or chain stitches were formed on a hemispherical mould via a stretch forming process. The shear angle and forming defects of the fabrics were measured on the hemisphere, under different blank holder forces（BHFs）. The results showed that increasing BHF could enhance the shear angle slightly, reduce the asymmetry for the deformation of the fabrics, and change the main type of the process-induced defects. Besides, compression tests were performed on the corresponding composite components. By analyzing the change of fiber volume fraction and structural parameters of the textile reinforcements, the effects of draping behavior of NCFs on the mechanical performance of the composites were studied. The results reveal that draping process has distinguishable impacts on the mechanical properties of the final components, which is closely related to the stitching pattern of the NCFs.展开更多
The supermolecular structure and mechanical properties as well as the crimp behavior of theside-by-side polyamide (PA 66-C710) fibers are studied by means of density gradient method,sonic measurement,X-ray,diffractome...The supermolecular structure and mechanical properties as well as the crimp behavior of theside-by-side polyamide (PA 66-C710) fibers are studied by means of density gradient method,sonic measurement,X-ray,diffractometry,differential scanning calorimetry,crimp tester etc.fortheir as-spun fibers,drawn fibers,and boiling-water treated fibers.The effects of the processingand treatment conditions on the formation of the supermolecular structure and the crimp behaviorof the fibers are investigated and discussed in detail,also the crimp mechanism of the side-by-sidebicomponent fibers is proposed.From these results,it is shown that by adopting suitable spinningfinish,reasonable processing technology and optimal heat treatment conditions the side-by-sidebicomponent polyamide fibers with excellent crimp property,close to that of nylon texturizedstretch yarns,can be obtained.展开更多
The multi-hollow three dimensional(3-D)crimp sta-ple were prepared by the non-symmetrical cooling spin-ning technology.The material properties,spinneret shape,drawing conditions,heat-setting conditions and silicon fin...The multi-hollow three dimensional(3-D)crimp sta-ple were prepared by the non-symmetrical cooling spin-ning technology.The material properties,spinneret shape,drawing conditions,heat-setting conditions and silicon finishing conditions that influence the compression elasticity of the staple have been investigated.It is found that the compression elasticity of 3-D crimp PET staple is larger than that of 3-D crimp PP staple.The com-pression elasticity of the 5-hollow staple is much展开更多
The internal causes of latent-crimp were analyzed bystudying the supermolecular structures of the standardpolyester fibers(PET),copolyester fibers(IPET)andtheir side-by-side composite fibers(PET/IPET)inthis paper.It i...The internal causes of latent-crimp were analyzed bystudying the supermolecular structures of the standardpolyester fibers(PET),copolyester fibers(IPET)andtheir side-by-side composite fibers(PET/IPET)inthis paper.It is concluded that IPET and PET/IPEThave better latent-crimp ability because of their asym-metric supermolecular structures.At the same time,they have good dyeability and mechanical properties.Soit is a simple and low cost process to manufacture latent-crimp continuous fibers by melt-spinning of the co-polyester IPET.展开更多
The shrinkage behavior of copoiyester fibers (PEIT) and the ’ latent - crimp behavior of side - by - side PET/ PEIT composite fibers have been studied. It is shown that the shrinkage rate, the crimp ratio and the cri...The shrinkage behavior of copoiyester fibers (PEIT) and the ’ latent - crimp behavior of side - by - side PET/ PEIT composite fibers have been studied. It is shown that the shrinkage rate, the crimp ratio and the crimp rigidity of these fibers increase with the increasing isoph-thalate content of PEIT and the treatment temperature. The shrinkage in boiling water of the cold - drawn PEIT - A2 fiber appears to be higher than that of PEIT - A3. The shrinkage in dry air of the cold - drawn PEIT - A2 fiber is also higher than that of PEIT at temperature of 393 K or 413K, but lower at 453K. The crimp rigidity of the PET/PEIT - A: conjugate fiber appears to be obviously higher than that of the PET/PEIT - A, conjugate fiber. The mechanism of the shrinkage behavior related these fibers are discussed in detail.展开更多
Crimping is widely adopted in the production of large-diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Traditionally, designers obtain the technical parameters for crimping from experience or by trial and error through experimen...Crimping is widely adopted in the production of large-diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Traditionally, designers obtain the technical parameters for crimping from experience or by trial and error through experiments and the finite element(FE) method. However, it is difficult to achieve ideal crimping quality by these approaches. To resolve this issue, crimping parameter design was investigated by multi-objective optimization. Crimping was simulated using the FE code ABAQUS and the FE model was validated experimentally. A welding pipe made of X80 high-strength pipeline steel was considered as a target object and the optimization problem for its crimping was formulated as a mathematical model and crimping was optimized. A response surface method based on the radial basis function was used to construct a surrogate model; the genetic algorithm NSGA-II was adopted to search for Pareto solutions; grey relational analysis was used to determine the most satisfactory solution from the Pareto solutions. The obtained optimal design of parameters shows good agreement with the initial design and remarkably improves the crimping quality. Thus, the results provide an effective approach for improving crimping quality and reducing design times.展开更多
Electrospun fibers,with proven ability to promote tissue regeneration,are widely being explored for rotator cuff repairing.However,without post treatment,the microstructure of the electrospun scaffold is vastly differ...Electrospun fibers,with proven ability to promote tissue regeneration,are widely being explored for rotator cuff repairing.However,without post treatment,the microstructure of the electrospun scaffold is vastly different from that of natural extracellular matrix(ECM).Moreover,during mechanical loading,the nanofibers slip that hampers the proliferation and differentiation of migrating stem cells.Here,electrospun nanofiber scaffolds,with crimped nanofibers and welded joints to biomimic the intricate natural microstructure of tendon-to-bone insertion,were prepared using poly(ester-urethane)urea and gelatin via electrospinning and double crosslinking by a multi-bonding network densification strategy.The crimped nanofiber scaffold(CNS)features bionic tensile stress and induces chondrogenic differentiation,laying credible basis for in vivo experimentation.After repairing a rabbit massive rotator cuff tear using a CNS for 3 months,the continuous translational tendon-to-bone interface was fully regenerated,and fatty infiltration was simultaneously inhibited.Instead of micro-CT,μCT was employed to visualize the integrity and intricateness of the three-dimensional microstructure of the CNS-induced-healed tendon-to-bone interface at an ultra-high resolution of less than 1μm.This study sheds light on the correlation between nanofiber post treatment and massive rotator cuff repair and provides a general strategy for crimped nanofiber preparation and tendon-to-bone interface imaging characterization.展开更多
This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota count...This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota counts, organic acid production and relative weights of gastrointestinal segments. A necrotic enteritis disease model was applied. Birds were allocated into 3 different dietary treatments: a maizebased feed(MBF, control diet), and 2 diets supplemented with 15%(CKMS15) or 30%(CKMS30) of crimped ensiled kernel maize. The disease model involved a 10-time overdose of an attenuated live vaccine against coccidiosis given orally on day 17, followed by oral inoculation of Clostridium perfringens Type A(S48,10~8 to 10~9 bacteria/bird) twice daily on days 18,19, 20 and 21. Scoring of intestinal lesions was performed on days 22, 23, 25 and 28. Ileal and caecal digesta samples were collected for the quantification of selected bacterial groups and organic acids. The results showed that there was no effect of dietary treatments on small intestinal lesion scores(P> 0.05). Lesions scores peaked on days 23 and 25 and decreased again on day 28(P = 0.001). No effect of age on microbiota counts was observed, but feeding of CKMS30 reduced the number of coliforms in ileal contents(P = 0.01). Dietary treatments did not affect organic acid concentrations in ileum and caeca, but there was an effect of age; butyric acid was higher on days 22, 23 and 25 than on day 28(P = 0.04). Acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations in caeca were the highest on days 22 and 28 but the lowest on days 23 and 25. Relative gizzard and caeca weights were increased, and relative ileum weights were decreased when birds were fed CKMS30(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the inclusion of CKMS in broiler diets had no effects on the course of necrotic enteritis but had potential benefits in terms of inhibition of potentially harmful microorganisms.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52175315)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program,China (No.KQTD20200820113110016)the Hunan Provincial Postgraduate Research Innovation Program,China (No.CX20220404)。
文摘The corrosion resistance of aluminum(Al)cable-copper(Cu)terminal joints fabricated by magnetic pulse crimping(MPC)and hydraulic clamp crimping(HCC)was compared.Performance degradation was evaluated by mechanical and electrical properties.Additionally,corrosion behavior was analyzed by electrochemical testing.Microscopic characterization was performed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS).Results show that the tensile strength of the corroded joints is reduced.However,due to the advantages of high-speed forming and contact tightness unique to MPC,the contact resistance of the corroded joints still maintains excellent.Electrochemical tests demonstrate that the MPC joints have higher corrosion potentials and smaller corrosion currents,providing better corrosion resistance.The formation of a primary battery between Al and Cu at the lap joint leads to the formation of severer corrosion pits.
基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.2232022D-10)Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology,China(No.SKL202306)。
文摘Side-by-side bicomponent fibers have a spring-like three-dimensional spiral crimp structure and are widely used in elastic fabric.The difference in thermal shrinkage between different polymers can produce an unbalanced stress during the cooling process,and this unbalanced stress can be exploited to prepare naturally crimped fibers by spinning design.In this work,different types of polyamides(PAs)were selected for fabrication of the PA-based side-by-side bicomponent elastic fibers using melt spinning,and the structure development and performance of such bicomponent elastic fibers were studied.Meanwhile,thermoplastic PA elastomer(TPAE)with intrinsic elasticity was also used as one of the comparative materials.The block structure of the PA segment and the polyether segment in the TPAE molecule is the key to providing thermal shrinkage differences and forming a good interface structure.As a result,the crimp ratio of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fiber is 7.23%,which is better than that of the currently commercialized T400 fiber(6.72%).The excellent crimp performance of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers comes from the asymmetric distribution of the stress along the radial direction of the fibers during the cooling process,which is caused by the difference in thermal shrinkage between PA6 and TPAE.In addition,the crimp formability of the PA-based bicomponent elastic fibers could be improved by expanding the shrinkage stress through wet-heat treatment.The crimp ratio of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers reaches the maximum(33.08%)after treatment at 100℃.At the same time,the fabric made of PA6/TPAE bicomponent elastic fibers has the excellent air and water vapor permeability,with an air permeability of 272.76 mm/s and a water vapor transmission rate of 406.71 g/(m^(2)·h).
基金supported by Hebei Excellent Youth Fund of Science and Technology Research for Colleges and Universities of China(Grant NoY2012035)
文摘Crimping is used in production of large diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Many researches are focused on crimping in certain manufacturing mode of welding pipe. The application scopes of research achievements become limited due to lack of uniformity in theoretical analysis. In order to propose a crimping prediction method in order to control forming quality, the theory model of crimping based on elastic-plastic mechanics is established. The main technical parameters are determined by theoretical analysis, including length of crimping, base radius of punch, terminal angle of punch, base radius of die, terminal angle of die and horizontal distance between punch and die. In addition, a method used to evaluate the forming quality is presented, which investigates the bending angle after springback, forming force, straight edge length and equivalent radius of curvature. In order to investigate the effects of technical parameters on forming quality, a two-dimensional finite element model is established by finite element software ABAQUS. The finite element model is verified in that its shapes error is less than 5% by comparable experiments, which shows that their geometric precision meets demand. The crimping characteristics is obtained, such as the distribution of stress and strain and the changes of forming force, and the relation curves of technical parameters on forming quality are given by simulation analysis. The sensitivity analysis indicates that the effects of length of crimping, technical parameters of punch on forming quality are significant. In particular, the data from simulation analysis are regressed by response surface method （RSM） to establish prediction model. The feasible technical parameters are obtained from the prediction model. This method presented provides a new thought used to design technical parameters of crimping forming and makes a basis for improving crimping forming quality.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51203144)
文摘In order to investigate the draping behavior of non-crimp fabrics（NCFs）, two types of carbon NCFs with tricot-chain stitches or chain stitches were formed on a hemispherical mould via a stretch forming process. The shear angle and forming defects of the fabrics were measured on the hemisphere, under different blank holder forces（BHFs）. The results showed that increasing BHF could enhance the shear angle slightly, reduce the asymmetry for the deformation of the fabrics, and change the main type of the process-induced defects. Besides, compression tests were performed on the corresponding composite components. By analyzing the change of fiber volume fraction and structural parameters of the textile reinforcements, the effects of draping behavior of NCFs on the mechanical performance of the composites were studied. The results reveal that draping process has distinguishable impacts on the mechanical properties of the final components, which is closely related to the stitching pattern of the NCFs.
文摘The supermolecular structure and mechanical properties as well as the crimp behavior of theside-by-side polyamide (PA 66-C710) fibers are studied by means of density gradient method,sonic measurement,X-ray,diffractometry,differential scanning calorimetry,crimp tester etc.fortheir as-spun fibers,drawn fibers,and boiling-water treated fibers.The effects of the processingand treatment conditions on the formation of the supermolecular structure and the crimp behaviorof the fibers are investigated and discussed in detail,also the crimp mechanism of the side-by-sidebicomponent fibers is proposed.From these results,it is shown that by adopting suitable spinningfinish,reasonable processing technology and optimal heat treatment conditions the side-by-sidebicomponent polyamide fibers with excellent crimp property,close to that of nylon texturizedstretch yarns,can be obtained.
文摘The multi-hollow three dimensional(3-D)crimp sta-ple were prepared by the non-symmetrical cooling spin-ning technology.The material properties,spinneret shape,drawing conditions,heat-setting conditions and silicon finishing conditions that influence the compression elasticity of the staple have been investigated.It is found that the compression elasticity of 3-D crimp PET staple is larger than that of 3-D crimp PP staple.The com-pression elasticity of the 5-hollow staple is much
文摘The internal causes of latent-crimp were analyzed bystudying the supermolecular structures of the standardpolyester fibers(PET),copolyester fibers(IPET)andtheir side-by-side composite fibers(PET/IPET)inthis paper.It is concluded that IPET and PET/IPEThave better latent-crimp ability because of their asym-metric supermolecular structures.At the same time,they have good dyeability and mechanical properties.Soit is a simple and low cost process to manufacture latent-crimp continuous fibers by melt-spinning of the co-polyester IPET.
文摘The shrinkage behavior of copoiyester fibers (PEIT) and the ’ latent - crimp behavior of side - by - side PET/ PEIT composite fibers have been studied. It is shown that the shrinkage rate, the crimp ratio and the crimp rigidity of these fibers increase with the increasing isoph-thalate content of PEIT and the treatment temperature. The shrinkage in boiling water of the cold - drawn PEIT - A2 fiber appears to be higher than that of PEIT - A3. The shrinkage in dry air of the cold - drawn PEIT - A2 fiber is also higher than that of PEIT at temperature of 393 K or 413K, but lower at 453K. The crimp rigidity of the PET/PEIT - A: conjugate fiber appears to be obviously higher than that of the PET/PEIT - A, conjugate fiber. The mechanism of the shrinkage behavior related these fibers are discussed in detail.
基金Project(Y2012035)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Provincial Education Department,ChinaProject(12211014)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Provincial Technology Department,China+2 种基金Project(NJZY14006)supported by the Inner Mongolia Higher School Science and Technology Research Program,ChinaProject(2014BS0502)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,ChinaProject(135143)supported by the Program of Higher-level Talents Fund of Inner Mongolia University,China
文摘Crimping is widely adopted in the production of large-diameter submerged-arc welding pipes. Traditionally, designers obtain the technical parameters for crimping from experience or by trial and error through experiments and the finite element(FE) method. However, it is difficult to achieve ideal crimping quality by these approaches. To resolve this issue, crimping parameter design was investigated by multi-objective optimization. Crimping was simulated using the FE code ABAQUS and the FE model was validated experimentally. A welding pipe made of X80 high-strength pipeline steel was considered as a target object and the optimization problem for its crimping was formulated as a mathematical model and crimping was optimized. A response surface method based on the radial basis function was used to construct a surrogate model; the genetic algorithm NSGA-II was adopted to search for Pareto solutions; grey relational analysis was used to determine the most satisfactory solution from the Pareto solutions. The obtained optimal design of parameters shows good agreement with the initial design and remarkably improves the crimping quality. Thus, the results provide an effective approach for improving crimping quality and reducing design times.
基金supported by Instrumental Analysis Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.81902186,81671920,31972923,81871753,81772341]National Key Research and Development Program of China[Grant No.2018YFC1106200,2018YFC1106201,2018YFC1106202]Technology Support Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality of China[Grant No.19441901700,19441901701,19441901702,18441902800].
文摘Electrospun fibers,with proven ability to promote tissue regeneration,are widely being explored for rotator cuff repairing.However,without post treatment,the microstructure of the electrospun scaffold is vastly different from that of natural extracellular matrix(ECM).Moreover,during mechanical loading,the nanofibers slip that hampers the proliferation and differentiation of migrating stem cells.Here,electrospun nanofiber scaffolds,with crimped nanofibers and welded joints to biomimic the intricate natural microstructure of tendon-to-bone insertion,were prepared using poly(ester-urethane)urea and gelatin via electrospinning and double crosslinking by a multi-bonding network densification strategy.The crimped nanofiber scaffold(CNS)features bionic tensile stress and induces chondrogenic differentiation,laying credible basis for in vivo experimentation.After repairing a rabbit massive rotator cuff tear using a CNS for 3 months,the continuous translational tendon-to-bone interface was fully regenerated,and fatty infiltration was simultaneously inhibited.Instead of micro-CT,μCT was employed to visualize the integrity and intricateness of the three-dimensional microstructure of the CNS-induced-healed tendon-to-bone interface at an ultra-high resolution of less than 1μm.This study sheds light on the correlation between nanofiber post treatment and massive rotator cuff repair and provides a general strategy for crimped nanofiber preparation and tendon-to-bone interface imaging characterization.
文摘This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota counts, organic acid production and relative weights of gastrointestinal segments. A necrotic enteritis disease model was applied. Birds were allocated into 3 different dietary treatments: a maizebased feed(MBF, control diet), and 2 diets supplemented with 15%(CKMS15) or 30%(CKMS30) of crimped ensiled kernel maize. The disease model involved a 10-time overdose of an attenuated live vaccine against coccidiosis given orally on day 17, followed by oral inoculation of Clostridium perfringens Type A(S48,10~8 to 10~9 bacteria/bird) twice daily on days 18,19, 20 and 21. Scoring of intestinal lesions was performed on days 22, 23, 25 and 28. Ileal and caecal digesta samples were collected for the quantification of selected bacterial groups and organic acids. The results showed that there was no effect of dietary treatments on small intestinal lesion scores(P> 0.05). Lesions scores peaked on days 23 and 25 and decreased again on day 28(P = 0.001). No effect of age on microbiota counts was observed, but feeding of CKMS30 reduced the number of coliforms in ileal contents(P = 0.01). Dietary treatments did not affect organic acid concentrations in ileum and caeca, but there was an effect of age; butyric acid was higher on days 22, 23 and 25 than on day 28(P = 0.04). Acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations in caeca were the highest on days 22 and 28 but the lowest on days 23 and 25. Relative gizzard and caeca weights were increased, and relative ileum weights were decreased when birds were fed CKMS30(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the inclusion of CKMS in broiler diets had no effects on the course of necrotic enteritis but had potential benefits in terms of inhibition of potentially harmful microorganisms.
