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Thermal Comfort Properties of Weft Knitted Interlock Layered Fabrics


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1 Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
2 Department of Home Science, Mother Teresa Women’s University Research and Extension Centre, Coimbatore 641 002, India
3 Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India
4 Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Nadia 741 402, India
 

The main objective of this study is to produce interlock fabrics with two different types of material at the face and back and to evaluate the effectiveness of its air permeability and thermal properties, which, in turn, decide the comfort of the wearer. It is observed that the tightness factor of the fabric has a linear relationship with air permeability, thermal conductivity and Qmax. The polyester modal interlock fabric shows a higher Qmax value which provides a good warm-cool effect, that is important for sportswear applications.

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Comfort, Cotton, Interlock Fabric, Knitted Fabrics, Modal, Polyester, Soya, Sportswear, Thermal Comfort, Wool.
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  • Thermal Comfort Properties of Weft Knitted Interlock Layered Fabrics

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Authors

S Geetha Margret Soundri
Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
S Kavitha
Department of Home Science, Mother Teresa Women’s University Research and Extension Centre, Coimbatore 641 002, India
S Priyalatha
Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India
E Kalaiselvi
Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
K M Pachiayappan
Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
C Prakash
Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Nadia 741 402, India

Abstract


The main objective of this study is to produce interlock fabrics with two different types of material at the face and back and to evaluate the effectiveness of its air permeability and thermal properties, which, in turn, decide the comfort of the wearer. It is observed that the tightness factor of the fabric has a linear relationship with air permeability, thermal conductivity and Qmax. The polyester modal interlock fabric shows a higher Qmax value which provides a good warm-cool effect, that is important for sportswear applications.

Keywords


Comfort, Cotton, Interlock Fabric, Knitted Fabrics, Modal, Polyester, Soya, Sportswear, Thermal Comfort, Wool.

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