Abstract
Thermal effusivity tester (TET) is a new device to measure the thermal conductivity and the thermal effusivity (heat dissipation) of textiles under a defined compression, developed at the R&D department of Lenzing AG (Austria). The device performance was tested by comparing its results with results from commercially available devices Alambeta, TCi Thermal Conductivity Analyzer and Kawabata KES-f thermal module. The fabrics tested were typical knit and weave constructions made of different fiber types, including cotton, wood-based cellulosics and polyester. For most of the fabrics, thermal effusivity results show wide agreement among TET, Alambeta and TCi, and strong positive correlation (r > 0.82) with heat flow (Qmax) as obtained from KES. Deviations were observed for some thicker and more resilient fabrics, most probably caused by the differences in the pressure applied by the devices on the fabric surface. The results show that TET offers a reliable and experimentally flexible approach to assessing thermal effusivity on textile structures and emphasizing the role of the dimensional change induced by the measurement conditions on the measured thermal effusivity and conductivity.
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