TITLE:
Inventory of the Thermo-Physiological Behavior of Fabrics—A Review
AUTHORS:
Nicole Mölders
KEYWORDS:
Thermal Resistance of Fabrics, Thermal Conductivity of Fabrics, Water-Vapor Resistance of Fabrics, Water-Vapor Transmission Rate, Inventory of Thermal-Physiological Characteristics of Fabrics, Energetics of Fabrics
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Textile Science and Technology,
Vol.9 No.2,
May
18,
2023
ABSTRACT: A
comprehensive literature review was performed to create an inventory of
thermal-physiological quantities for fabrics from different fiber materials,
material blends, and fabric structures. The goal was to derive over-arching concepts that
cannot be seen by the individual studies alone. Equations of best fits suggest non-linear changes for fabric thickness,
thermal and water-vapor resistance with changes in material blend ratio. Air
permeability decreases with increasing fabric density and fabric weight wherein
the degree of decrease differs among fabric materials, blend ratio, and fabric
structure. Water-vapor transmission rates strongly depend on fabric thickness,
material, and blend, but marginally depend on fabric structure as long as the
fabric and material thickness remain the same.