Heat and Water Transport Through Knitted Fabric Volume 3 - Issue 5

Jitendra R Ajmeri*, Chitra N Joshi

• Associate Professor, Textile Technology, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, India

Received: April 08, 2021   Published: April 19, 2021

*Corresponding author: Jitendra R Ajmeri, Associate Professor, Textile Technology, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, India

DOI: 10.32474/LTTFD.2021.03.000174

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Abstract

The demands from fabrics have changed with the developments in textile technology and the rise of people’s living standards. Now the requirement is not only style and durability, but also clothing comfort. Over the last few years, there has been growing interest in knitted fabrics due to its simple production technique, low cost, high levels of clothing comfort and wide product range. Fabric thermal resistance, thermal conductivity, thermal absorptivity, heat flow, relative water vapour permeability and air permeability are physical properties that need to be measured to obtain a better understanding of heat and water transport through fabric. Clothing physiology, perception of comfort, concept of clothing comfort, moisture management and the physical properties affecting the comfort properties of knitted fabrics have been reviewed.

Keywords:Clothing comfort; thermal comfort; moisture management; air permeability

Abstract| Introduction| Clothing Physiology| Perception of Comfort| Concept of Clothing Comfort| Thermal Comfort| Physical Properties Affecting Heat and Water Transport| Summary| References|