THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Jie Fan

,

Qian Cheng

,

Lian-Ying Zhao

,

Yong Liu

,

Chong-Qi Ma

A BIOMIMIC THERMAL FABRIC WITH HIGH MOISTURE PERMEABILITY

ABSTRACT
Moisture comfort is an essential factor for functional property of thermal cloth, especially for thick thermal cloth, since thick cloth may hinder effective moisture permeation, and high moisture concentration in the micro-climate between skin and fabric would cause cold feeling. Here, we report a biomimic thermal fabric with excellent warm retention and moisture management properties. In this fabric, the warp yarn system constructs many tree-shaped channel nets in the thickness direction of the fabric. Experimental result indicates that the special hierarchic configuration of warp yarns endows the biomimic thermal fabric with a better warm retention and water vapor management properties compared with the traditional fabrics.
KEYWORDS
biomimic fabric, warm retention, water management, fabric texture design
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2013-03-05
PAPER REVISED: 2013-04-26
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2013-04-27
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2013-12-28
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1305425F
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2013, VOLUME 17, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [1425 - 1430]
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A biomimic thermal fabric with high moisture permeability

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