THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Mozhgan Ziaei

,

Mohammad Ghane

,

Hossein Hasani

,

Ahmad Saboonchi

INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF FABRIC STRUCTURE ON SURFACE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN WEFT-KNITTED FABRICS USING THERMAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper was to evaluate the surface temperature distribution in several single and double jersey weft-knitted fabrics. Plain knitted fabrics as well as those with, double cross-tuck, cross-tuck, double cross-miss, and cross-miss pattern together with plain rib and interlock structures were under consideration in term of their structural differences. In order to investigate the temperature distribution in produced samples, all the fabrics were placed on a 35˚C adjusted hot plate instrument and thermal images were captured by an infrared thermal camera. The results revealed that the presence of tuck stitches in single jersey weft-knitted fabrics increase the air permeability due to the increasing the fabrics’ porosity, which in turn leads to decrease their thermal resistance as compared with plain knitted structure. On the other hand, addition of miss stitches in single jersey knitted structures would decrease the thickness of fabrics and improves their heat transfer ability. The obtained results, from rib and interlock knitted structures, suggested their lower heat conductivity in comparison to the single jersey knitted samples.
KEYWORDS
weft-knitted fabrics, temperature distribution, infrared thermography
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2018-08-11
PAPER REVISED: 2018-09-08
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2018-09-26
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2018-10-06
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI180811290Z
CITATION EXPORT: view in browser or download as text file
THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2020, VOLUME 24, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [1991 - 1998]
REFERENCES
  1. Jhanji, Y., et al., Comfort Properties of Plated Knitted Fabrics with Varying Fibre Type, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 40 (2015), 1, pp. 11-18
  2. Wu, J. J., et al., A Predictive Model of Thermal Conductivity of Plain Woven Fabrics, Thermal Science, 21 (2017), 4, pp. 1627-1632
  3. Alibi, H., et al., Modeling of Thermal Conductivity of Stretch Knitted Fabrics Using an Optimal Neural Network Systems, Journal of Applied Sciences, 12 (2012), 22, pp. 2283-2294
  4. Emirhanova, N., Kavusturan, Y., Effects of Knit Structure on the Dimensional and Physical Properties of Winter Outwear Knitted Fabrics, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 16 (2008), 2, pp. 69-74
  5. Asif, A., et al., Effect of Knitted Structure on the Properties of Knitted Fabric, International Journal of Science and Research, 4 (2015), 1, pp. 1231-1235
  6. Kane, C. D., et al., Studies on the Influence of Knit Structure and Stitch Length on Ring and Compact Yarn Single Jersey Fabric Properties, Textile Research Journal, 77 (2007), 8, pp. 572-582
  7. Oglakcioglu, N., Marmarali, A., Thermal Comfort Properties of Some Knitted Structures, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe., 15 (2007), 5-6, pp.94-96
  8. Stankovic, S. B., et al., Thermal Properties of Textile Fabrics Made of Natural and Regenerated Cellulose Fibers, Polymer Testing, 27 (2008), 1, pp. 41-48
  9. Onofrei, E., et al., The Influence of Knitted Fabric' Structure on the Thermal and Moisture Management Properties, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 6 (2011), 4, pp. 10-22
  10. Bivainyte, A., et al., Influence of the Knitting Structure of Double-Layered Fabrics on the Heat Transfer Process, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 20 (2012), 2, pp. 40-43
  11. Gupta, D., et al., Heat and Moisture Transport in Single Jersey Plated Fabrics, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 39 (2014), 2, pp. 115-121
  12. Saricam, C., Erdumlu, N., Investigating the Effect of Some Fabric Parameters on the Thermal Comfort Properties of Flat Knitted Acrylic Fabrics for Winter Wear, Textile Research Journal, 87 (2017), 11, pp. 1349-1359
  13. Hasani, H., Determination of Handle of Knitted Fabrics Using an Objective Measuring Technique, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 34 (2009), 3, pp. 245-252
  14. Abd El-Hady, R. A. M., Effect of Stitch Type on Air Permeability of Summer Outerwear Knitted Fabrics, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, 5 (2016), 3, pp. 1-7
  15. Uyanik, S., et al., Examining the Relation Between the Number and Location of Tuck Stitches and Bursting Strength in Circular Knitted Fabrics, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 24 (2016), 1, pp. 114-119
  16. Uyanik, S., Topalbekiroglu, M., The Effect of Knit Structures with Tuck Stitches on Fabric Properties and Pilling Resistance, Journal of the Textile Institute, 108 (2017), 9, pp. 1584-1589
  17. Mikucioniene, D., et al., Investigation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Knits from Peat Fibers and their Combination with Other Natural Fibers, Textile Research Journal, 88 (2018), 14, pp. 1660-1670
  18. Ziaei, M., Ghane, M., Thermal Insulation Property of Spacer Fabrics Integrated by Ceramic Powder Impregnated Fabrics, Journal of Industrial Textiles, 43 (2013), 1, pp. 20-33
  19. Banerjee, D., et al., Infrared Thermography in Material Research - A Review of Textile Applications, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, 38 (2013), 4, pp. 427-437
  20. Wong, W., et al., Influence of Knitted Fabrics Construction on the Ultraviolet Protection Factor of Greige and Bleached Cotton Fabrics, Textile Research Journal, 83 (2013), 7, pp. 683-699
  21. Ucar, N., Yılmaz, T., Thermal Properties of 1×1, 2×2, 3×3 Rib Knit Fabrics, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 12 (2004), 3 pp. 34-38
PDF VERSION [DOWNLOAD]
Investigation into the effect of fabric structure on surface temperature distribution in weft-knitted fabrics using thermal imaging technique

© 2024 Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia. Published by the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International licence