Open AccessThe methodology for evaluation and predicting of clothing comfort for functional apparel
Author(s) -
Lajos Nagy,
Marie Koldinská,
Antonín Havelka,
Soňa Jandová
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
industria textilă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1222-5347
DOI - 10.35530/it.069.03.1316
Subject(s) - clothing , textile , air layer , architectural engineering , moisture , layer (electronics) , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering drawing , environmental science , engineering , materials science , composite material , archaeology , history
The aim of this study was testing the first layer of clothing. It can be used separately, or together with other layers oftextiles in the sandwich structure of clothing. As this layer is in direct contact with the skin, the evaluation does not focusonly on its thermo physiological properties, but also on sensory perception of the fabric. The main purpose of this layeris to transport heat and moisture from the skin to surface, or to the other layers. One way of assessing the physiologicalcomfort of the garment is testing garments under defined conditions and standards in a laboratory. For testing, T-shirtsmade from 100 percent natural fibres, chemical fibres, and also mixed fibres for the comparison were chosen.Experimental work was carried out in the following two steps of laboratory testing: measurement of selected utilityproperties in the Laboratory of Physiological Comfort, and the measurement degree of Total Hand Value in theKawabata Evaluation System. For the prediction of clothing comfort and the garment performance quick assessment, asimple equation for the comparison of the selected set of T-shirts was also created.