Personal thermal management by thermally conductive composites: A review

Zhang, Xiaohui; Chao, Xujiang; Lou, Lun; Fan, Jintu; Qing, Chen; Li, Bing; Ye, Lin; Shou, Dahua

doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.100595

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“…Functional fibers, composites and textiles using the principle of the Joule effect are used in warming and therapeutic applications [ 1 ]. The production of fabrics that actively produce heat, reaching a controlled temperature by the application of a small voltage, is highly promising for personal thermal management [ 163 ]. In addition, smart textiles and wearable electronics are also possible applications [ 164 ], with Joule heating as a promising approach for the manufacturing of flexible and large-area sensors and electronic devices [ 165 ].…”

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A Review of Multiple Scale Fibrous and Composite Systems for Heating Applications

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Different types of heating systems have been developed lately, representing a growing interest in both the academic and industrial sectors. Based on the Joule effect, fibrous structures can produce heat once an electrical current is passed, whereby different approaches have been followed. For that purpose, materials with electrical and thermal conductivity have been explored, such as carbon-based nanomaterials, metallic nanostructures, intrinsically conducting polymers, fibers or hybrids. We review the usage of these emerging nanomaterials at the nanoscale and processed up to the macroscale to create heaters. In addition to fibrous systems, the creation of composite systems for electrical and thermal conductivity enhancement has also been highly studied. Different techniques can be used to create thin film heaters or heating textiles, as opposed to the conventional textile technologies. The combination of nanoscale and microscale materials gives the best heating performances, and some applications have already been proven, even though some effort is still needed to reach the industry level.

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A Review of Multiple Scale Fibrous and Composite Systems for Heating Applications

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“…Heat flow through the clothing basically depends on the thermal conductivity of the fibrous material, fiber volume content, construction of the fabric, and orientation of fiber with regard to the heat flow direction ( Siddiqui and Sun, 2017 ). Heat can be transferred from clothing to the environment to maintain its thermal balance through conduction, convection, and radiation and evaporation ( Peng et al., 2019 ; Stevens and Fuller, 2015 ; Hu et al., 2020a ; Zhang et al., 2021 ). The thermal conduction depends on the thermal conductivity, fibrous morphology, and size, whereas air permeability and moisture absorption come along with porosity, wettability, and surface area of the fabric.…”

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Improving thermal conductivities of textile materials by nanohybrid approaches

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“…The microenvironment of humidity and temperature at the cloth-body interface highly affect people's thermal-wet comfortability. [1][2][3][4] Thermal-wet regulation textiles that can flexibly maintain human physiological and psychological comfort are emerging as a promising solution to settle personal comfort without overall space cooling. [5][6][7][8] This type of textiles has been widely used in various fields ranging from sports, construction, and industrial manufacturing.…”

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Three‐Layer Composite Fabric with the Gradient of Wettability Inspired by Populus euphratica Root Pressure for Drying and Cooling

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Fabric with efficient sweat release and heat dissipation is highly desirable in a broad range of applications. However, creating such materials still remains a tough challenge. Here, inspired by the root pressure water of Populus euphratica and jade heat dissipation, a three‐layer composite fabric (T‐CF) for highly efficient personal drying and cooling is presented. The obtained T‐CF is formed by three individual layers with designed functions. The inner layer, middle layer, and surface layer are composed of cool polyester yarns, cool polyester/bamboo composite yarns, and bamboo yarns, respectively, to form a wetting gradient property. The biomimetic design offers the fabric with promising advantages, such as the unidirectional water conductivity of 800.34%, the water evaporation rate of 0.2611 g h−1, the instantaneous contact cool feeling of 0.186 ± 0.009 w cm−2, and the maximum cool temperature in wet state of 4.74 °C. Consequently, the T‐CF not only has good moisture absorption and moisture conduction, but also has heat dissipation and a certain sense of contact cooling. It is believed that the strategy reported in this work can provide a facile route for new‐generation functional fabric development regarding human health management.

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Personal thermal management by thermally conductive composites: A review

Cited by 127 publications

References 85 publications

A Review of Multiple Scale Fibrous and Composite Systems for Heating Applications

A Review of Multiple Scale Fibrous and Composite Systems for Heating Applications

Improving thermal conductivities of textile materials by nanohybrid approaches

Three‐Layer Composite Fabric with the Gradient of Wettability Inspired by Populus euphratica Root Pressure for Drying and Cooling

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