Abstract
Abstract Seersucker woven fabrics are characterized by unconventional structure and surface topography. Their crucial feature is a three-dimensional puckered effect created by puckered and flat strips occurring in the warp direction. Such a structure influences the basic mechanical and utility properties of the fabrics. The aim of the presented work is to analyze the heat transfer in seersucker woven fabrics. Measurement of the heat transfer was done using an infrared camera. Thermograms created for different seersucker woven fabrics, as well as for flat and puckered areas of the seersucker woven fabrics, were analyzed from the aspect of heat exchange between a hot plate and the environment through the fabric. The results showed that the linear density of the weft yarn influences the heat transfer through seersucker woven fabrics. The results allowed the comparison of the heat transfer through the seersucker woven fabrics in both flat and puckered areas. The investigations performed confirmed that the thermographic method can be applied to complex analyses of the heat transfer through seersucker woven fabrics.
Highlights
Seersucker fabrics create a unique 3D woven structure
The highest temperature along the puckered strips is in places where the fabric adheres to the hot plate
The temperature distribution along the flat strips is rather even, which results from the structure of the fabric in the flat area
Summary
Seersucker fabrics create a unique 3D woven structure. Such a 3D structure is characterized by alternating puckered and flat strips in the warp direction. Seersucker woven fabric can be received on loom by the application of two warps of different tensions [1]. Occurrence of the puckered strips along the warp causes the thickness of the fabric to be more than the thickness of typical flat woven fabrics of basic or derivative weaves. The puckered effect generates air spaces between the wearer’s body and the fabric. It ensures the cooling of the user’s body in hot conditions because the puckered area of the seersucker fabric holds the fabric away from the skin and facilitates air circulation
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