Investigation of wicking, wetting and drying properties of acrylic knitted fabrics

Yanılmaz, Meltem; Kalaoğlu, Fatma

doi:10.1177/0040517511435851

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“…They declared that the effect of the knitted structure was significant for wicking height, wicking weight, contact angle values, transfer wicking ratios and WER values. 15 This study aims to determine the thermophysiological comfort properties of several polyester knitted fabrics used in cycling clothes, by obtaining measurements with a sweating hot plate, air permeability and MMT test device. According to these test device measurements, the thermal resistance, water vapor resistance, air permeability and overall moisture management capacity of the fabrics are evaluated.…”

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Thermophysiological comfort properties of different knitted fabrics used in cycling clothes

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Meriç

2014

Textile Research Journal

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In this paper, we measured the thermal and moisture management properties of six different types of polyester knitted fabrics that are used in the production of summer cycling clothes. The test samples were selected from the most commonly used fabric structures according to the results of a survey on a cycling team in Bursa. The fabrics were compared to determine which fabrics were more convenient for cyclists. Thus, we carried out objective fabric tests to determine the thermal resistance, water vapor resistance, air permeability and moisture management properties. Good moisture comfort, low water vapor resistance and good moisture management properties were preferred, especially in summer clothes. In the final evaluations of the fabrics, it was found that Type 6 Warp knitted raschel fabric was more convenient for summer cycling clothing because of its good air permeability, low thermal resistance, low water vapor resistance and good moisture management properties.With increased emphasis on healthy living and saving time, men and women are paying more and more attention to sporting activities. People want to spend their leisure time in sport halls, gymnasiums or engaged in other sporting activities. Cycling is one of the most popular sports. Cycling can be performed in many different weather conditions; thus, the expectations that people have from athletic apparel has increased. Athletic apparel must prevent excessive heat loss in cold weather and enable the release of sweat from the surface of the skin in hot weather. 1 Thermal resistance, air permeability, water vapor permeability and liquid water permeability have been suggested as critical properties for the thermal comfort of the clothed body. 2 Any level of physical activity will produce the need to release excessive heat to maintain a stable body temperature. 3 Heat release from the skin can be divided into dry heat loss and evaporation. 4 There are various test methods for measuring the mass diffusivity of fiber assemblies. 5 The sweating hot plate instrument best simulates the conditions under which the clothing is worn, proving test results that relate to the thermophysiological responses of people wearing clothes. 6The fabric liquid moisture transport properties in multi-dimensions can describe the moisture management properties and the influence of the human perception of moisture and comfort. 7 To evaluate the moisture management capacity of porous polymeric materials, such as fabrics, a new test method and an instrument called the moisture management tester (MMT) have been developed. 8 Over the years, many studies on clothing comfort have been carried out. Fanger showed that the conditions for thermal comfort are dependent on the activity level, the thermal resistance of the clothing, the air temperature, the mean radiant temperature, the relative air velocity and the vapor pressure of the ambient air. 9 D'Silva et al. demonstrated that polyester-fiber fabrics

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Thermophysiological comfort properties of different knitted fabrics used in cycling clothes

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2014

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“…Çil et al [27] have concluded that the most significant parameter is the yarn count regardless of the initial water content for the drying of cotton/acrylic blended knitted fabrics. Yanılmaz and Kalaoğlu [28] have statistically analysed that drying of acrylic knitted fabrics is inversely related to the fabric thickness and loose knitted structures have had higher water evaporation rates. Su et al [29] have investigated that the addition of polyester filaments into cotton fabrics increases the drying rate, however the place of polyester filaments in the yarns (core or cover) have not had any significant effect.…”

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Analysis and modeling of drying behavior of knitted textile materials

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Drying properties of textiles in summer and/or after any kind of physical activity resulted in sweating is of great importance for garments with high clothing comfort. This study analyses the drying behaviour of knitted fabrics produced from various fibres at different ambient air conditions. Drying kinetics and modelling of fabrics dried in standard environmental conditions were investigated in the first part. Polyester and lyocell fabrics were found to be the fasted dried samples. A two-stage modelling that is a combination of linear approach and thin-layer equations were used, and the best fitted equation was found to be the logarithmic one. The two-stage model was also proved to predict the drying rate. The second part included the effects of ambient humidity on drying times and rates. Drying time of polyester and polyester blended fabrics was affected by the increase in the humidity to a great extent. Furthermore a quadratic function was found to be highly correlated with the computed data so it was proposed to define the drying behaviour by ambient air humidity and drying time.

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“…On the basis of these measurement methods, many studies [23][24][25][26][27] on wetting and wicking of woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics have been carried out. Ozturk et al 22 discussed the wicking effect of cotton-acrylic rotor spun yarn on the wicking of knitted fabrics and found the wicking abilities of yarns and fabrics increased with increases in the acrylic content of the blend and also with the thickness of the yarn.…”

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“…Ozturk et al 22 discussed the wicking effect of cotton-acrylic rotor spun yarn on the wicking of knitted fabrics and found the wicking abilities of yarns and fabrics increased with increases in the acrylic content of the blend and also with the thickness of the yarn. Yanilmaz et al 23 reported that tight-knitted structures had higher contact angles than slack structures owing to greater compactness of the surface and also that comfort parameters were significantly affected by the knitted structure. Wong et al 24 discussed the wetting and wicking behaviors of linens treated with low-temperature oxygen and argon plasma, using contact angles and upward and downward water wicking methods, while Nyoni et al 25 analyzed the wicking and liquid retention properties of high-performance woven fabrics and found that the heterogeneity of pore sizes, shapes and orientations affected the penetration of liquid into the yarn structure and hence the liquid-retention properties exhibited by textured continuous filament yarns.…”

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Effects of hydrophobic yarns on liquid migration in woven fabrics

Zhu

Takatera

2014

Textile Research Journal

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Liquid migration in woven fabrics was investigated by measuring the wicking coefficients of hydrophilic cotton and hydrophobic PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) monofilament fabrics and some other fabrics. The coefficients of fabrics with cotton warp yarns were essentially equal along the weft direction but differed along the warp because of variations in the warp yarn crimps. Then factors affecting the liquid migration along weft direction were investigated, especially the effect of hydrophobic weft yarns, by using three different warp weave densities for fabrics with both cotton and PVDF weft yarns. The results showed that in the warp direction, liquid moved along longitudinal yarns and migrated to hydrophilic but not hydrophobic transverse yarns. In the weft direction, similar results were obtained for fabrics with cotton weft yarns. Fabrics with PVDF weft yarns, however, showed no migration through the longitudinal yarns, although liquid did move along the transverse direction of connected cotton warp yarns. The largest wicking coefficient was associated with the highest warp weave density. Liquid did not move through transverse yarns separated from one another. It is apparent that liquids can migrate along transverse, adjacent, in-contact hydrophilic yarns of fabrics incorporating longitudinal hydrophobic yarns.

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Investigation of wicking, wetting and drying properties of acrylic knitted fabrics

Cited by 79 publications

References 28 publications

Thermophysiological comfort properties of different knitted fabrics used in cycling clothes

Thermophysiological comfort properties of different knitted fabrics used in cycling clothes

Analysis and modeling of drying behavior of knitted textile materials

Effects of hydrophobic yarns on liquid migration in woven fabrics

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