Thermo-physiological comfort properties of different woven fabrics used in sportswear for outdoor activities

Lu, Xin; Wu, Shao-Yi

doi:10.2298/tsci2203707l

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“…Abbas et al [4] reported higher values of 0.078 W/m.K for cotton woven fabrics coated with graphene, but the fabrics in their study were coated with graphene on the whole surface, the thermal conductivity was estimated and a test setup with a different principle was used. Lu et al [30] reported similar values to our graphene-functionalized fabrics, for twill woven PES fabric with similar thickness and weight as in our study. Thermal resistance was measured by a sweating guarded hot plate.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Elastic Polyester Sportswear Fabrics with Printed Graphene Patterns

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In this study two elastic polyester fabrics differentiated by a graphene-printed pattern, called honeycomb (HC) and spider web (SW), were analyzed with a focus on their thermal, mechanical, moisture management and sensorial properties, aiming to identify the fabric with the most elevated heat dissipation and comfort for sportswear. The shape of the graphene-printed circuit did not lead to significant difference between the mechanical properties of the fabrics SW and HC assessed by the Fabric Touch Tester (FTT). Fabric SW outperformed fabric HC with respect of drying time, air permeability, moisture, and liquid management properties. On the other hand, both the Infrared (IR) thermography and FTT-predicted warmness clearly showed that fabric HC dissipates heat faster on its surface along the graphene circuit. This fabric was also predicted by the FTT as smoother and softer than fabric SW and had a better overall fabric hand. The results revealed that both graphene patterns resulted in comfortable fabrics with great potential applications in sportswear fields, in specific use scenario’s.

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Comparative Analysis of Elastic Polyester Sportswear Fabrics with Printed Graphene Patterns

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“…7 Evaporative thermal dissipation is one of the important factors affecting an athlete’s performance under high temperatures. 8 The human body achieves thermal stability and a dry and comfortable state by balancing metabolic thermal production, thermal loss, and sweat evaporation. 9,10 Thermal and humid comfort is particularly significant for athletes.…”

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Optimization design of functional running pants and evaluation of thermal-humid comfort capabilities

Guo,

Li,

Chen

et al. 2023

Textile Research Journal

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In this study, we optimized the design of functional running pants and innovated a stereoscopic seaming technology. The purpose of the study was to explore the thermal and humid comfort of the athletes during running by assessing the changes in skin temperature, surface temperature, and skin humidity of a subject during running. The results of the study suggest that during continuous incremental running speed exercise and sweating heavily, the surface temperature of the running pants and the skin temperature of the human body gradually approached before running, and remained basically in equilibrium. At 40 min, the skin humidity of a subject decreased significantly, and the sweat accumulated by the human body was absorbed and evaporated. The running pants in this study still exhibit better thermal conductivity and quick-drying properties as compared to the moisture-wicking and quick-drying running pants on the market. In addition, the running pants provide designed comfort that meets the needs of the exercising human body. They effectively address the problems such as abrupt lines, rubbing against the skin, and unsuited pattern. The application of moisture-absorbing and quick-drying fabric and the innovative 0.2 cm stereoscopic seaming technology creates pores between the separation line and the human body. This allows for effective airflow throughout the pants, promoting the evaporation of sweat from the legs, which can aid athletic performance to some extent. The results of the study confirm that the optimized running pants significantly improve human body comfort and offer practical advantages in terms of athletic performance.

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Physical and mental safety monitoring and protection of children with autism spectrum disorder: Intelligent clothing integrating early warning and rescue

Wu,

Chen,

Cheng

et al. 2024

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

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Nowadays, the safety of special children has gradually become a hot spot of social concern. In this paper, aiming at the problems of autism spectrum disorder children who are easy to get lost and drown, intelligent monitoring clothing with lost warning and drowning rescue functions is designed. Firstly a clothing technology system based on multi-MCU and BeiDou dual-mode positioning was set up. Then according to their characteristics of physiology and psychology, CLO was used for virtual simulation design of color, pattern, and style of sample clothes. Finally, the product prototype of intelligent monitoring clothing was evaluated from various aspects. The results confirm that the clothing can meet the physical and psychological needs of these children. Its intelligent sensor positioning, data acquisition and transmission, and waterproof and rescue functions are designed accurately, which can not only play an early warning and protection role when children go beyond the fence and drown, but also reduce the monitoring burden of parents to a certain extent. This study also provides a reference for the design of intelligent monitoring clothing for special children.

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Thermo-physiological comfort properties of different woven fabrics used in sportswear for outdoor activities

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Comparative Analysis of Elastic Polyester Sportswear Fabrics with Printed Graphene Patterns

Comparative Analysis of Elastic Polyester Sportswear Fabrics with Printed Graphene Patterns

Optimization design of functional running pants and evaluation of thermal-humid comfort capabilities

Physical and mental safety monitoring and protection of children with autism spectrum disorder: Intelligent clothing integrating early warning and rescue

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