MOVING COMFORT: YOUR ULTIMATE SUPPORT TEAM

MOVING COMFORT: YOUR ULTIMATE SUPPORT TEAM

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Perceptions of temperature, moisture and comfort in clothing during environmental transients. Li Y.

Abstract

A study has been carried out to investigate the psychophysical mechanisms of the perception of temperature and moisture sensations in clothing during environmental transients. A series of wear trials was conducted to measure the psychological perception of thermal and moisture sensations and the simultaneous temperature and humidity at the skin surface, fabric surface and in the clothing under simulated moderate rain conditions. Jumpers made from wool and acrylic fibres were used in the trial. Analysis has been carried out to study the relationship between psychological perceptions of temperature and moisture and the objectively measured skin and fabric temperatures and relative humidity in clothing microclimate. The perception of warmth seems to follow Fechner's law and Stevens' power law, having positive relationships with the skin temperature and fabric temperatures. The perception of dampness appears to follow Fechner's law more closely than Stevens' power law with a negative relationship with skin temperature, and is nonlinearly and positively correlated with relative humidity in clothing microclimate. The perception of comfort is positively related to the perception of warmth and negatively to the perception of dampness. This perception of comfort is positively related to the skin temperature, which appears to follow both Fechner's law and Stevens' law, also non-linearly and negatively related to relative humidity in clothing microclimate.

PMID:

 

15764324

 

[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 

Perceptions of temperature, moisture and comfort in clothing during environmental transients.

DEFINING COMFORT FR Protection you want to wear

DEFINING COMFORT

 

FR Protection you want to wear

Flame-resistant clothing has evolved over several decades. For years, safety and maintenance managers had limited choices for FR daily wear to protect their employees. The leading problem with legacy FR garments is comfort. Historically, FR clothing is heavy weight, limited in its ability to breathe, and lacked the ability to manage sweat.

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Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing by Prof. Tanveer Malik and Prof T.K.Sinha, Department of Textile Technology, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science.

Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing
by Prof. Tanveer Malik and Prof T.K.Sinha, Department of Textile Technology, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science.

Abstract: The basic requirement of clothing is that it must not cause discomfort for the wearer. Modern consumers are interested in clothing that not only looks good, but also feel good. It has been identified, by both natural and synthetic fiber markers, that con- sumers are increasingly involving more than their visual sense and are allowing touch, smell, intuition and emotion to influence their decisions. As a result, greater importance being attributed to the shopping and wearing experience interest is growing in better feel- ing fabrics. Comfort is being reinforced a key parameter in clothing. Good health is treasure. The textiles are making human life, a natural healthy life and making them comfortable.

Comfort has been identified by major fiber marketers as one of the key attributes for consumer’s desirability on apparel products in all markets. Comfort as a pleasant state of physiological, psychological and physical harmony between a human being and the envi- ronment. Physiological comfort is related to the human body’s ability to maintain life, psychological comfort to the mind’s ability to keep it functioning satisfactorily with external help and physical comfort to the effect of the external environment on the body. more...

Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing

Cotton Clothing Comfort Compared To Polyester By : Mahfuzer Rahman Maruf

Cotton Clothing Comfort Compared To Polyester By :   Mahfuzer Rahman Maruf

In summer season polyester made garments are not comfortable to the wearer in absence of any softener in fabric, this happens only for the tropical countries like Bangladesh. We have seen that in hot weather polyester made garments wearer doesn't feel comfortable. Besides cotton made garments gives more comfort in the same aspect to the wearer in hot condition. Due to a novel comfort characteristics Cotton today is the most used textile fiber in the world. It has terrific soft hand feel, good moisture absorbency & good moisture vapor transmission. On the other hand polyester is used for different blended fabric & home furnishing materials for its hydrophobic nature and better durability. The main aim of this article is to find out the possible reason of variation of comfort between the cotton garments and polyester garments in the tropical countries. In this paper the comfort of cotton & polyester fibers are demonstrated with respect to their dominating properties, which are affected by some important factors. Some physiological interaction with skin and garments are also taken under consideration with a technical approach in this paper. more

Cotton Clothing Comfort Compared To Polyester

Dynamic Surface Wetness of Fabrics in Relation to Clothing Comfort

1. D.M. Scheurell
   1. Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, U.S.A.

1. S.M. Spivak
   1. Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, U.S.A.

1. N.R.S. Hollies
1. Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, U.S.A.
2. abstract

   
   

   Moisture from perspiration collects in and passes through clothing as worn, and the properties of clothing fabrics influence both the collection and passage of this moisture. The selection and measure of moisture properties that relate to comfort in wear has proved to be more difficult than first perceived. Dynamic surface wetness of fabrics has been found to correlate with skin contact comfort in wear for a variety of fabric types, suggesting that mobility of thin films of condensed moisture is an important element of wearing comfort. This paper discusses how dynamic surface wetness is measured and calibrated against color standards used in the measurement. ..more

   Dynamic Surface Wetness of Fabrics in Relation to Clothing Comfort

   
   

Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate  

a simple way to measure vapour transmission 

moisture vapor transmission method

Predicting Comfort of Flame Resistant Clothing By Scott M. Margolin

Predicting Comfort of Flame Resistant Clothing By Scott M. Margolin

Comfort has rapidly become a key factor in the selection of flame resistant (FR) and arc-rated (AR) protective clothing In fact, recent research shows it is more important to wearers and specifiers than any single factor. As we move into the spring and summer, it seems timely to review what is known about comfort and to clear up several common misconceptions.....more

comfort of flame resistant clothing

 

comfortable vests, pants, shirts available

Clothing from Therapro is all about comfort! Try our vests, pants, shirts, skorts and socks for the ultimate in children's wear. Use weights for added sensory experience, and coordinate pieces for a complete outfit. 
comfortable clothing

The Effect of Thermal Insulation of Clothing on Human Thermal Comfort
by

R. Tuğrul Oğulata 

Abstract
The human body is under various continuous external conditions, some of which make wearers uncomfortable. Usually, human thermal comfort depends on combinations of clothing, climate, and physical activity. Specifically thermal insulation in clothing is an important parameter of thermal comfort. Therefore, this paper discusses theoretically the basic physical principles of the body’s mechanism for heat transfer with the environment. In this study, the body’s heat balance was examined, and the effects of clothes and various climatic conditions on thermal comfort were investigated for different physical activities....

thermal insulation and human comfort

Biofunctional Textiles and the Skin edited by Uta-Christina Hipler, Peter Elsner

Biofunctional Textiles and the Skin

  edited by Uta-Christina Hipler, Peter Elsner

a wonderful study 

available at:

Biofunctional textile and skin

The Engineering of Sport 7: Vol. 1 By Margaret Estivalet, Pierre Brisson

a wonderful book on sports engineering

The Engineering of Sport 7: Vol. 1

 By Margaret Estivalet, Pierre Brisson

engineering of sports wear

Clothing comfort and function. Authors FOURT, L.; HOLLIES, N. R. S.

Clothing comfort and function. Authors FOURT, L.; HOLLIES, N. R. S.

The authors have produced a very readable review of the literature on the physiological and material aspects of clothing science which will to a large extent replace NEWBURGH'S classic text. The level of presentation in terms of data and references, of which there are 477, will make it very useful to the clothing specialist and research worker. At the same time it is easy to read and understand and so can be recommended to most scientists and medical workers who need a text on the science of clothing...... more 

clothing comfort and function

Project Title: A Strategic Model for Functional Protective Clothing Project Team: Leader: Email: Members: Graduate Student: Gang Sun,

Project Title: A Strategic Model for Functional Protective Clothing

Project Team: Leader: Email:
Members:
Graduate Student:

Gang Sun, 

Project objectives

The last year’s focus was to conduct a thorough evaluation of new technologies and materials that are available for firefighters’ uniforms and provide multiple protective functions such as radiant heat protective performance, biocidal, antistatic, and physical properties. Based on the results, a basic model of the ideal functional protective clothing could be designed for firefighters against fire, heat, biological, and potential chemical agents. 

Division of Textiles and Clothing, UCD 


analysis of firefighting fabrics

Multilevel Approach to Evaluating the Comfort of Functional Clothing Roger L. Barker

A much interesting article

Abstract: Research has demonstrated that sensorial clothing comfort is a complex function of material properties, garment design, as well as conditions of use. This paper discusses a modern holistic approach to clothing comfort assessment that is based on a multilevel concept, advancing from the investigation of fabric properties to, ultimately, analysis of complete garment systems in controlled wear trials. It describes the value of the measurements made by advanced instrumented measurement systems when used as part of comprehensive research program designed to explain human response to the wear comfort of functional clothing and materials.
Keywords: clothing comfort, instrumented measures of clothing comfort, heat and moisture transport in fabrics, subjective evaluation of clothing comfort.

Multilevel Approach to Evaluating the Comfort of Functional Clothing Roger L. Barker


Corresponding author's email: roger_barker@ncsu.edu
JFBI Vol.1 No.3 2008 doi:10.3993/jfbi12200801 

THE COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF WOOL LIGHT FABRICS BASED ON SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE EVALUATION..

THE COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF WOOL LIGHT FABRICS BASED ON SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE EVALUATION

Ana Cristina Broega*, Maria Elisabete Cabeço Silva
Departamento de Engenharia Têxtil Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal cbroega@det.uminho.pt 

https://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/19306/1/The%20Comfort%20Performance%20of%20Wool%20Light%20Fabrics%20Based%20on%20Subjective,%20Objective%20Evaluation.pdf

Clothing ComfortA Combination of Objective and Subjective Evaluation by Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Mangat

Clothing Comfort: A Combination of Objective and Subjective Evaluations

Clothing Comfort: A Combination of Objective and Subjective 

Evaluations 

by Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Mangat

available at:

clothing comfort introduction

Qmax Warm / Cool Touch Test: a significant property of clothing

Qmax Warm / Cool Touch Test: a significant property of clothing...better to know before buying clothing

Another hand property, calculated from measures of thermal transport, is the qmax value (watts/m²°C). This evaluation is used to assess the surface warm / cool sensations of a garment fabric and indicates the instantaneous thermal feeling sensed when there is initial contact of the material with the skin surface. more..http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort-performance/touch-test.cfm 

The Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) ... a wonderful system to measure many parameters of clothing

The Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) is a series of instruments used to measure those textile material properties that enable predictions of the aesthetic qualities perceived by human touch. KES instruments quantify garment material tactile qualities through objective measurement of the mechanical properties related to comfort perception. With low forces applied, as in manipulating / touching fabrics, the Kawabata instruments define the role played by tensile (stretch), shear stiffness (drape),... for more 

Kawabata Evaluation System

Thermal Imaging: integral test for clothing comfort

Very interesting for clothing comfort students. Impact of heat and Mass transfer on clothing comfort

A thermographic record, still or video, can be captured to illustrate heat loss and retention. The FLIR (Modeal A325) thermal imaging camera is used by T-PACC to analyze temperature readings of both instruments and human subject wear test participants. The camera is remotely controlled via PC with static or real time analysis. The accompanying software analysis package provides capabilities to measure any pixel or group of pixels within the image and provide histogram, temporal and profile graphs for temperature analysis.. for more
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort-performance/thermal-imaging.cfm

Personal factors in thermal comfort assessment: clothing properties and metabolic heat production George Havenitha,*, Ingvar HolmeÂrb, Ken Parsonsa

Personal factors in thermal comfort assessment: clothing properties and metabolic heat production
George Havenitha,*, Ingvar HolmeÂrb, Ken Parsonsa

much informative paper 

EnergyandBuildings34􏰀2002)581±591 

Review of Clothing Thermal Comfort by Valsang R.K.*, Patil L.G.

Review of Clothing Thermal Comfort 

Simplest explanation of clothing comfort

Valsang R.K.*, Patil L.G.

http://www.textiletoday.com.bd/magazine/662

clothing comfort, human sensory system, perception, sensitivity, senses

clothing comfort, human sensory system, perception, sensitivity, senses  much informative article for clothing comfort students by Inese Indriksone Inese Ziemele https://ortus.rtu.lv/science/en/publications/12705/fulltext.pdf

The Hohenstein Institute is the world's leading research and service centre in the field of clothing physiolog

The Hohenstein Institute is the world's leading research and service centre in the field of clothing physiology. Our experts have played a crucial role in shaping this science of the systematic construction of functional clothing (Wikipedia-Clothing physiology) over the past 60 years – we therefore have a wealth of experience which is of direct benefit to you when optimising your products.....for more information:

http://www.hohenstein.de/en/testing/product_performance/wear_comfort/wear_comfort.xhtml 

Factors Affecting Human Comfort Response to Garments. (Under the direction of Dr. Roger Barker and Dr. David Hinks).

Highly useful book for clothing comfort students

available at 

http://www.sensorprod.com/news/white-papers/2009_fah/wp_fah-2009.pdf

Breathability and clothing comfort

Breathability and clothing comfort

Simulating differing environments helps assess materials used in clothing for leisure, sport and personal protection.

by Mike Wilson
& David McKeown

Breathability and clothing comfort

Breathability and clothing comfort

 A short description of clothing comfort 

available at 

http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2014/01/clothing-comfort-brief-description-of.html

clothing comfort and dress designers: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing C...

clothing comfort and dress designers: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing C...: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing Comfort by Norman R.S. Hollies Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Resea...

clothing comfort and dress designers: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing C...

clothing comfort and dress designers: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing C...: A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing Comfort by Norman R.S. Hollies Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Resea...

A Human Perception Analysis Approach to Clothing Comfort

by

1. Norman R.S. Hollies
   1. Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Research Insfilute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, U. S. A.

1. Anna G. Custer
   1. Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Research Insfilute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, U. S. A.

1. Catherine J. Morin
   1. Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Research Insfilute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, U. S. A.

1. Marilyn E. Howard
1. Ilarris Research Laboratories, Gillette Research Insfilute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, U. S. A.

1. available at

http://trj.sagepub.com/content/49/10/557.short

Neural Network Predictions of Human Psychological Perceptions of Clothing Sensory Comfort

by

1. A.S.W. Wong
   1. Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

1. Y. Li
   1. Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

1. P.K.W. Yeung
   1. Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

1. P.W.H. Lee
   1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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   3. available at

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http://trj.sagepub.com/content/73/1/31.short