Analysis of water transport properties for plant structured textile fabric
Moisture/liquid transport in textile fabric is one of the critical factors affecting physiological comfort. Here we investigate the water transport properties of plant structures textile fabric, which was formed by mimicking the tree structure network. Our work shows that the water transport properties of the new type of material depend on its geometric structures, including the branching level and the diameter and length of the 0th branching level, and the structure fractal dimension. The more the length and the branching level, the lower the water transport capacity. A comparison of the plant structured textile fabric with the general fabric indicates that the plant structured fabric can provide higher moisture transport capacity and its maximum water transport capacity approach 1.707 times higher than that of the general fabric.
biomimetics moisture transport plant structures fabric porous media
Shi xian-jun Wu ji-hong
College of Science, Wuhan University of Science and Engineering, Wuhan, China Institute of Textile and Material, Wuhan University of Science and Engineering, Wuhan, China
国际会议
青岛
英文
87-90
2009-10-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）