International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 30 Issue 4

Determination of human thermal comfort due to moisture permeability of clothes

Krittiya Ongwuttiwat, Sudaporn Sudprasert, Thananchai Leephakpreeda

The purpose of this paper is to present the determination of human thermal comfort with wearing clothes, with different water vapor permeability. Currently, the predicted mean…

Design factors and preferences in wearable soft robots for movement disabilities

Sumin Helen Koo

The purpose of this paper is to understand different preferences and important design factors for wearable soft robots (WSR) and understand how these differences affect people’s…

Experimental study on the spinning geometry of multi-thread fancy yarn on hollow-spindle spinning machines: Part I

Malek Alshukur, Daniil Yurchenko

The purpose of this paper is to define the relationships between the first spinning zone of the hollow-spindle spinning system and technological parameters of manufacturing…

Thermoregulation properties of composite phase change materials in high temperature environmental conditions

Kai Yang, Mingli Jiao, Sifan Wang, Yuanyuan Yu, Quan Diao, Jian Cao

The purpose of this paper is to investigate thermoregulation properties of different composite phase change materials (PCMs), which could be used in the high temperature…

Impact of reinforcing fabric thread count on cation exchange membrane properties

Eliška Stránská, David Neděla, Jan Křivčík, Kristýna Weinertová, Natália Václavíková

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of thread count in polyester reinforcing fabric on heterogeneous cation exchange membrane mechanical properties and…

The effect of weave pattern on the thermal properties of woven fabrics

Azita Asayesh, Mehraneh Talaei, Mohammad Maroufi

Fabric structural parameters play an important role on the thermal comfort of clothing. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of weave pattern and also the length…

Development and characterization of three-dimensional woven fabric for ultra violet protection

Adeela Nasreen, Muhammad Umair, Khubab Shaker, Syed Talha Ali Hamdani, Yasir Nawab

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of materials, three dimensional (3D) structure and number of fabric layers on ultraviolet protection factor (UPF), air…

A one dimensional heat transfer model for wolverine (gulo-gulo) hair

HongYan Liu, Addie Bahi, Frank K. Ko

Wolverine hairs with superior heat transfer properties have been used as fur ruffs for extreme cold-weather clothing. In order to understand the exclusive mechanism of wolverine…

Analysis of factors influencing black South African millennials when considering African Ankara fabric fashion

Tendai Ramona Mbumbwa, Joel Chigada

The purpose of this paper is to analyse factors influencing black South African millennials when considering African Ankara fabric fashion. Fashion adoption, particularly…

Dynamic thermal transfer of textiles in rotational motions

Wenbin Li, Weilin Xu, Xin Wang

Clothing is subject to a dynamic thermal transport process in its routine service in which the apparel and human body together with environment interact with each other…

The influence of laser treatment and industrial washing on denim fabric tension properties

Milda Juciene, Virginijus Vytautas Urbelis, Žaneta Juchneviciene, Virginija Saceviciene, Vaida Dobilaite

The purpose of this paper is to determine the influence made by complex finishing of denim fabrics, i.e. laser treatment and industrial washing, on the change in tension…