A Study of Heat and Mass Transfer in a Single Layer Fabric System
For workers subjected to conditions that can potentially break down their body thermo-regulation, the performance of their protective clothing has been recognized as of vital importance to their occupational safety. To address this, Havenith 1 studied the heat exchange process between wearers and their working environments, and illustrated the effect of relevant parameters. Many other studies on heat and mass transfer in protective clothing have been conducted and some models have been established so far 2-5. In this work, we studied the coupled heat and mass transfer through a single layer fabric system, with the relevant parameters considered to be temperature dependent. The effects of geometry, material properties and environmental conditions on thermal comfort are addressed. This work provides fundamental understanding in textile material engineering and guidelines for optimal garment design in protective clothing.
Dan Ding Tian Tang Guowen Song
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2G8 Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton,T6G 2N1, Canada
国际会议
上海
英文
775-776
2009-05-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）