The Water Vapour Transfer on Outdoor Activities Clothing

야외 운동복에서의 수분전달

  • Oh, Ae-Gyeong (The Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, U.K. Department of Clothing Design and Technology)
  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

The water vapour permeability of clothing materials is a critical property for clothing systems that must maintain thermal equilibrium for the wearer. The evaporation of perspiration provides the means of cooling the human body. The perspiration should evaporate from the surface of the skin and pass as water vapour through the clothing, which must be permeable for comfort. The primary objectives in this study of the transfer through fabrics of water vapour are to measure this property in a quantitative manner appropriate to clothing systems and to provide an increased understanding of various types of fabric in water vapour transfer. (omitted)

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