Open AccessModelling method to evaluate the thermo-regulating behaviour of micro-encapsulated PCMs coated fabric
Author(s) -
Muhammad Owais Raza Siddiqui,
BALOCH ZEHRA,
NOORANI MUHAMMAD USAMA,
Kashif Iqbal,
ZUBAIR MUHAMMAD,
Danmei Sun
Publication year - 2022
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.073.01.202143
Subject(s) - materials science , thermal conductivity , phase change material , textile , composite material , coating , phase change , thermal , clothing , finite element method , thermal comfort , thermal resistance , structural engineering , engineering physics , engineering , physics , archaeology , meteorology , history , thermodynamics
Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Materials (MicroPCMs) have been widely used to enhance the thermal comfort ofthe clothing; they can be applied to fabric by various techniques including the coating process. Phase change material(PCM) has a unique property of latent heat that can absorb and release energy over a constant temperature range whichenhances the thermal comfort of the clothing microenvironment. PCM textile structures are used in making smart textilesand thermo-regulated garments. An advanced modelling technique was successfully established to develop a finiteelement model of woven fabrics coated by MicroPCMs, the developed model was used to simulate and predict theeffective thermal conductivity and thermal resistance