Abstract
This paper gives the historical background of sorption heat in textile materials and makes an appreciation of the physics of the phenomenon, together with its physiological implications. Details are given both of the laboratory evaluation of the ‘comfort’ properties of the fabrics or garments used and of a series of physiological investigations aimed at assessing the value of sorption heat to the wearer. The physiological experiments were performed on groups of men wearing clothing assemblies of matched construction made from fihres having very large differences in regain characteristics, namely, wool and Terylene. The conditions under which experiments were made were as follows: at rest in simulated environments (indoor conditions 68°F (20°0) and 43% r.h., outdoor damp–cold at 43°F (6·1°C and 93% r.h.; as in (1) with a 5-miles/hr turbulent wind; sweating from work in a cool environment (58°F (14·4°C) and 50% r.h.); a sweating slightly at rest in a hot–dry environment (88°F (31·l°C) and 26% r.h.) and then...
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