Domestic Clothing Research Articles

Optimization of an efficient and environmentally friendly drying program for cotton textiles in clothes dryers

Motivated by the imperative need to mitigate the environmental burden imposed by substantial energy consumption in clothes drying, this study hypothesizes that implementing a staged drying program, which dynamically adjusts parameters in accordance with the varying temperature and humidity demands throughout the drying process, can significantly enhance energy efficiency, minimize fabric damage, and reduce the overall environmental footprint of cotton textile drying in domestic clothes dryers. To identify key parameters in each drying stage, a thorough analysis of the time-variability and stage characteristics of the drying process was conducted. Thus, an efficient experiment design was implemented to balance the heater power, relative humidity dividing points between adjacent stages and air circulation. Results indicated that a staged drying program, utilizing the temperature and humidity characteristics of each drying stage, consumed less electricity during tumble-drying. Specifically, energy consumption was reduced by approximately one-third compared to the original program. Fabric smoothness improved by 1.0 grade, and over-drying is efficiently prevented. Furthermore, the environmental and economic impacts were reduced by applying the optimized program. Assuming a total usage of 1000 times for a dryer and an average drying load size of 3.5 kg per drying cycle, employing the optimized program can result in a reduction of 148 kg in CO2 emissions and a savings of $26 throughout the dryer’s entire lifespan. This finding provides insights for dryer manufacturers to optimize drying procedures based on cloth types, and it will significantly reduce the environmental impact of drying machines.

국내 의류 수출제조업체의 친환경 네트워킹 기술이 Green SCM 효율성 및 경쟁우위에 미치는 영향

Purpose: The effect from the green networking technology of domestic clothing exporters is analyzed for competitive advantage as they improve efficiency arising from green SCM.
 Research design, data, and methodology: A questionnaire was distributed to domestic clothing export manufacturers. The research model was designed by exploring the literature and examining in-depth interviews with experts. The SPSS PROCESS macro (model 7) was used for analysis.
 Results: First, the level of green networking technology did not significantly affect competitive advantage. Second, green networking technology significantly increased green SCM efficiency. Third, green SCM efficiency significantly increased competitive advantage. Lastly, green relationship quality significantly adjusted the effect of green networking technology on competitive advantage.
 Conclusions: The higher the relationship quality, the lower the probability of resource replacement, making it difficult to be efficient. As a result, Korean clothing firms should break away from customs, form new partnerships, and achieve competitive advantage.

Peran Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai Bandar Lampung Terhadap Larangan Impor Pakaian Bekas

Imported used clothing is a big problem for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, there are many factors that make used clothing illegal, ranging from harming domestic clothing producers to threatening public health because it contains various kinds of bacteria and infectious diseases. This study will examine the role of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise against the ban on the import of used clothing and the obstacles in implementing the ban on imported used clothing in Bandar Lampung. The type of research used in this research is normative-empirical legal research and descriptive research type. The problem approach used is normative-empirical. The data used are primary data and tertiary legal materials. Data processing is carried out by examining data, reconstructing data, and data systematics. The collected data was then analyzed qualitatively. The results of the research and discussion show that the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Bandar Lampung Regional Office has an important role in supervising imported goods entering the Lampung area, this is stipulated in the Regulation of the Director General of Customs and Excise Number 53 of 2010 concerning Management of Supervision of the Director General Customs and Excises. The obstacles faced by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in carrying out the task of supervising imported goods that are prohibited from entering are 1. high demand; 2. lack of socialization of regulations; 3. geographic location; 4. Human resources that do not support. These factors make it difficult for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to supervise. This shows that the role in carrying out supervision carried out by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is still not effective and has been realized until now.

Effects of an Ozone-Based Domestic Clothes Washer/Dryer on Indoor Air Quality: A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Study

New technologies are facing the market to overcome high energy costs and efficiency regulations. Among these, the use of ozone in domestic appliances has been recently proposed for a cold-water sanitizing system for clothes or even a no-water cycle to refresh clothes. Ozone is a contaminant in indoor environments and its toxicity is mainly due to the strong oxidizing action on cellular components that can reduce lung function and increase respiratory symptoms. This study illustrates a risk assessment for ozone emissions released from new domestic clothes washer/dryer during normal operation and in the case of a failure. Indoor ozone concentrations were measured, and a mass-balance model was applied, considering ozone released from the appliance during the no-water cycle and the outdoor ozone contribution. Monte Carlo analysis was used to derive the probability of exceeding the air quality standards established by the main international organizations for the protection of human health. This study indicated the most suitable ozone generator and the best refresh cycle to minimize health risks. This method can be generally used to assess the potential health risk for the indoor environment, due to the release of harmful emissions from household appliances.

Effect of Brand Strategy on Co- Shopping of Mother and Daughter in Bangladesh: Potentials, Challenges, and Solutions

In Bangladesh, the total domestic clothing market is not small. Especially women's clothing market is much bigger than others. There is a significant impact of mother-daughter co-shopping on women's clothing purchasing. But unfortunately, no brand line has been started, or no branding strategy has been taken on targeting this huge market segment. Traditionally there is a trend of mother-daughter co-shopping, not only in Bangladesh but worldwide. And usually, when family shopping occurs, women of the families do this shopping, where the mother, daughter, and sisters are present in that shopping. So, it is very typical that mother-daughter will go shopping together whereas male persons of the family do not usually do their shopping together. A male person used to go shopping most of the time individually. So, it can easily be said that there is a vast market potential for this mother-daughter co- shopping. This report will identify the market potentials, impacts, challenges, and solutions of mother-daughter co-shopping branding in Bangladesh. This report has been made based on 30 women interviews from different shopping malls in Dhaka and market analysis from various market reports on the domestic clothing market.

FLEA MARKET ECONOMY INFLUENCING LOCAL INDUSTRY: SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF LANDA BAZAAR IN PAKISTAN

The data presented in this research paper entitled “Flea Market Economy Influencing Local Industry: System Analysis of Landa Bazaar in Pakistan” was researched using qualitative anthropological techniques. In this research 25 respondents 10 shopkeepers from the local market, 10 shopkeepers from Landa Bazar, and 5 customers were selected through purposive sampling. The locale for the study was based on multiple markets in Rawalpindi. The time scale of this research was 4 months. The main objective of this research was to study the economic impacts of the Landa bazaar (flea market) on the local economy. In the last decade, the use of second-hand clothing has been increased in Pakistan. The research shows that on temporary basis periphery countries are in an advantageous position as they are receiving high-quality products at cheaper rates and it is also creating a number of employment opportunities. But no one can deny the fact that over time the trade of second-hand clothing will put a negative impact on the local production of Pakistan as the local industries lack in providing compatible products at cheaper rates. Thus it can be said that the donation from the core will participate in the demolishing of the local industry of Pakistan. It is suggested that the government must quantify the number of job opportunities created by this trade and also predict the number of job losses in the domestic clothing industry due to an upsurge in demand for imported secondhand clothes, to facilitate the policymakers to develop their policies effectively. Keywords: Landa Bazaar, flea market, local economy, second-hand clothing, employment opportunities, system analysis

Design, fabrication, and characterization of natural fillers loaded HDPE composites for domestic applications

AbstractThis work aims to incorporate lignocellulosic coconut coir (CC) fillers into the HDPE matrix for domestic cloth clip product development where the strength is less significant. The structural, mechanical, and thermal properties of HDPE composites with varying weight fractions of CC fillers (10, 20 wt%) were investigated. The die for product development was designed through Pro‐E software and manufactured with relevant machining processes. The composites were fabricated through the injection molding technique as per ASTM standards. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X‐ray (EDX) analysis, the microstructure and various proportions of elements present in the composites were investigated. The presence of different functional groups and their vibrations were identified through the Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technique. The experimental mechanical results reveal the positive effect of CC fillers in the HDPE matrix, and the results were a maximum of 20 wt% CC filler incorporation. The filler reinforcement has little effect on the thermal degradation behavior since the step of deterioration is not changed appreciably. Nevertheless, the initial degradation temperature was affected by the presence of CC fillers. Depolymerization and dehydration of diverse ingredients correspond to different endothermic peaks in the DSC curve. Based on the characterization results, the 20 wt% CC filled‐loaded partial eco‐composite was selected for cloth clip product development.

Designing a Brand Model in Social prodution to Improve Domestic Clothing Industry

Designing a Brand Model in Social prodution to Improve Domestic Clothing Industry

State Socialism and the Rural Household: How Women's Handloom Weaving (and Pig-Raising, Firewood-Gathering, Food-Scavenging) Subsidized Chinese Accumulation

AbstractMassive, rapid capital accumulation is usually associated with capitalist development, but historically, socialist states were among the most aggressive accumulators. Accumulation in Maoist China was faster than even in Stalin's Soviet Union, despite the fact that China was a much poorer country with fewer natural resources. China's accumulation rate, defined as the ratio of gross capital formation to gross national income, reached twenty-five to thirty per cent in 1957–1962, peaking at forty-four per cent in 1958. This level proved to be unsustainable, but after a slowdown in the early 1960s, the rate rose back to thirty-six percent.1 As is well known, the cost of China's rapid industrialization was borne mostly by its rural population.2 My aim in this chapter is to show that it was disproportionally borne by rural women, who contributed to socialist accumulation in direct and indirect ways: directly, as collective farmers, growers of the grain, cotton, soy, tea, sugarcane, etc. that fueled industrialization; and indirectly, by biologically, socially, and materially reproducing the country's labor force and by submitting to a regime of extreme austerity that allowed the government to extract scarce resources and direct them to the cities and the export trade. My argument proceeds in three steps. I will begin with an overview of socialist primitive accumulation under Mao, its preconditions and mechanisms, and the ways it replicated earlier Soviet policies or diverged from them. Next, I will discuss the various ways in which rural women's work underpinned capital accumulation and laid the foundation for China's rapid industrialization in the years since Mao's death. Finally, I will look in some detail at rural women's work at home, to show how their self-exploitation, overwork, and underconsumption in the domestic realm created the conditions for accumulation. My focus is on cotton work – both cotton cultivation and domestic cloth production – but I will also look at other ways in which domestic work supported accumulation.

The semantics of the traditional women's headscarf as a source of modern design innovations

The purpose of the article is to reveal the influence of the semantic-symbolic system of traditional women's clothing on the formation and development of trends in a modern design using the example of a scarf. Methodology. Comparative-historical and historical-typological methods have been applied in order to identify the tendency in the development of a headscarf as an element of a woman's costume; the hermeneutic method, which helped to understand and interpret signs and symbols as components of traditional culture; systemic method (for considering the system of symbols of a woman's headscarf as a cultural and artistic phenomenon); the method of art history analysis (according to M. Bakhtin and A. Losev); a method of a functional nature (for identifying the main functions of the elements of a semantically sign system and revealing their significance for expressing aesthetic, sacred and ethical motives), etc. Scientific novelty. The semantics of the headscarf as an element of the female national costume, the peculiarities of the coloristic and compositional solutions of the decorative design of the female headscarf are investigated, the main ornamental motifs and forms are analyzed in the context of their use in modern design; revealed and substantiated the influence of the semantic-symbolic system of the traditional women's headscarf on the development of modern clothing design; the semantisation of the elements of the system of symbols of the traditional women's headscarf has been carried out; the features of the integration of the elements of the ornament of the traditional national headscarf into the designer clothes of the 20th century are characterized; analyzed the problems of meaning and its expression by means of pictorial and colored symbols in a modern woman's headscarf. Conclusions. Preserving the ancient sacred symbolism of the canvas, characteristic of the mythological consciousness, as well as mastering the centuries-old experience of Christian understanding, the headscarf has remained an integral part of the traditional female costume for many centuries. In the design of the 21st-century women's scarf. semiotics of color is actively used, which acts as a symbolic guideline for associations that have developed in history, culture, and philosophy. Floral images are the aesthetic value of the subject environment and are realized in the process of artistic creativity of designers, enriching the aesthetics of human ecological space. At the present stage, the appeal of domestic clothing designers to the ethnic style makes it expedient to deepen the understanding of its semantical sign system. Revealing the peculiarities of the semiotics of the color of a traditional Ukrainian women's headscarf, research and analysis of its symbolism provide a modern designer with an almost unlimited dimension for creativity and contribute to the strengthening of national self-awareness.

Dynamics of fabric and dryer sheet motion in domestic clothes dryers

Positron emission particle tracking (PEPT) has been used to investigate the motion of radioactively labeled tracer particles attached to fabrics and solid fabric enhancer (SFE) delivery articles, such as dryer sheets, in the domestic clothes dryer. This work examines the dynamics of motion within the dryer across a range of operating conditions. Six regions within the dryer drum are identified, demonstrating the range of movements experienced by items during tumbling. These show clear correlation with existing flow regimes describing behavior of granular media in rotating drums. Fabric motion is primarily cataracting to maximize the surface area of fabric available to interact with drying air in the falling region, with some conditions moving toward centrifuging or cascading flows. Movement in the axial direction was significantly slower than the primary radial flow. Dryer sheets were more prone to centrifuging than fabrics, with significant time spent in contact with the drum wall. Conversely, a wool dryer ball was more likely to cascade, spending time mixed into the top of a fabric bed which forms in the impact and lifting regions. Behavior in this bed is primarily determined by frictional interactions with the drum wall, which subsequently affects behavior in the 5 remaining regions. The most significant changes to this behavior were observed when changing fabric moisture content and volumetric fill ratio, with wet fabrics and smaller load sizes both exhibiting faster falling speeds and spending more time in the fabric bed. The changes were most significant in the lifting, falling and detachment regions, with varying acceleration and shearing likely to influence both fabric wear and SFE delivery.

Second-Hand-Clothing Imports in Least-Developed-Countries: The Collapse of Local Clothing Manufacturing and Remedial Measures

Considering the overwhelming global trend of second-hand clothing trade, domestic clothing manufacturing industries in many least developed countries (LDCs) have collapsed. Governments of many LDCs, therefore, have imposed tariff policies on the imports of second-hand clothing. Motivated by the real-world practices, we develop a two-stage Stackelberg supply chain gaming model to study the competition between the locally manufactured new clothing product and the imported second-hand clothing product. We first explore whether import tariff protection can help boost domestic clothing manufacturing industries in LDCs in the light of risk considerations and what the optimal import tariff structure is. We find that in the uncertain LDC market, imposing a high import tariff or a high value-added tax (VAT) on the imported second-hand product may not help local manufacturing. Instead, implementing a carrot-and-sticks (CaS) scheme, which includes an import tariff, a VAT, and an extra incentive, can help. The LDC governments are suggested to adjust the CaS scheme's structure based on factors like risk attitudes of supply chain members, the unit product supply costs, social health risk, and consumer acceptance level of the second-hand product. Finally, we extend our analyses to study the social welfare and the extended importer responsibility (EIR) legislation. We find that if the sterilization cost of the second-hand product is sufficiently low, imposing the EIR legislation in the uncertain LDC market is not beneficial to the domestic clothing manufacturing industry. Specific conditions under which imposing a higher import tariff is beneficial or harmful to the LDC society are identified.

Comparative investigation of performance of gas dryer and two other types of domestic clothes dryers

Abstract The moisture extraction rate (MER) and energy efficiency of domestic gas clothes dryers, heat-pump clothes dryers and electric clothes dryers were assessed. The assessment was performed with regard to five indices: the MER, specific MER, specific thermal energy consumption for dehumidification (mSPC), energy efficiency (ηt) and primary energy efficiency (η1). The effects of the dry mass of clothes (mBD) and the ambient temperature on the performance of the clothes dryers were evaluated. The experiments were divided into two parts. In the first part, the ambient temperature was 20°C, and mBD was set as 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 6 kg. In the second part, mBD was 3.5 kg, and the performance of the dryers was tested at ambient temperatures of 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15 and 20°C. The experimental results indicated that the gas dryer had the highest MER the heat-pump dryer had the best performance with regard to energy conservation and all three types of dryers had a higher MER and energy efficiency when the ambient temperature increased. The performance of the gas dryer was lower than that of heat-pump dryer when the temperature was 20°C. But when the temperature was < 9.5°C, the primary energy efficiency of the gas dryer was higher than that of the heat-pump dryer.

Друковані та мережеві ЗМІ про творчість українських модельєрів

Стаття присвячена аналізу особливостей висвітлення дизайнерської творчості українських модельєрів у сучасних ЗМІ («День», «Дзеркало тижня», інтернет-видання). Досліджуються основні тенденції, аспекти і проблеми подання інформації про діяльність представників київської та львівської шкіл дизайну одягу (Олени Даць, Марії і Руслана Костельних, Олександра Гапчука, Діани Дорожкіної, Тетяни Островерхової і Віктора Завадського, Айни Гассе та інших).Розглянуто специфіку рецепції інформації про модельєрів та їхню продукцію в різних медіа, як друкованих, так і онлайн, спрямованих на показ різноманітних життєвих сфер, а також спеціалізованих виданнях.Внаслідок проведеного дослідження, зазначено, що в українських ЗМІ статті, присвячені дизайнерській творчості вітчизняних модельєрів, займають чималу частку. Зокрема, друковані ЗМІ (День», «Дзеркало тижня») подають тему дизайнерської творчості українських модельєрів досить лапідарно, здебільшого суто інформуючи реципієнта про колекцію чи показ мод. Натомість у спеціалізованих онлайн-ЗМІ ця тема є ключовою. Переваги друкованих засобів масової інформації полягають у більш глибокому аналізі нових колекцій, дизайнерських новацій, доповнення інформації експертними оцінками. Натомість, публікації в онлайн-медіа вирізняються високою мірою інтерактивності та використанням мультимедійних можливостей.У багатьох публікаціях констатується, що особливістю історизму в дизайні одягу межі ХХ–ХХІ ст. є формування на тлі спільності постмодерністських естетичних настанов оригінальних «авторських історичних концепцій» у творчості провідних майстрів.Характерною рисою пошуків дизайнерів стала інтертекстуальність, сприйняття історичного костюма крізь призму літератури, театру, кінематографу.Поширення у вітчизняному дизайні одягу кінця ХХ — початку ХХІ ст. набув історизм у його широкому розумінні, орієнтований на творчу інтерпретацію артефактів і костюмів позаісторичних народів і східних культур.

개인보호장구(PPE)의 사용현황 조사 및 Atomizer 측정에 의한 국내 농약 방제복의 침투성 평가

개인보호장구(PPE)의 사용현황 조사 및 Atomizer 측정에 의한 국내 농약 방제복의 침투성 평가

Eliminating early cut-offs and estimating cycle end time in a tumble dryer

Modern domestic clothes dryers contain sensors which attempt to detect when the load is dry, and subsequently, when the drying process should be ceased. However, due to a range of factors, occasionally the dryer may cut-off earlier than is desired. At a recent mathematics-in-industry study group workshop in New Zealand (MINZ-2015), Fisher and Paykel presented the challenge of eliminating these early cut-offs. Using a statistical fitting technique which accounts for stochastic noise and utilises confidence intervals, we outline a more rigorous procedure for detecting the end state of the drying process. We analyse experimental data provided at the workshop and investigate the possibility of estimating drying cycle end time in advance. Finally we interrogate the experimental data to estimate physical drying parameters which may be used in a reaction engineering drying model. References C. Marsh and A. Wilkins, Determining temperature control of wash water in a laundry environment. Proceedings of the 2005 mathematics-in-industry study group 163–208, 2005. C. Marsh, S. Taylor, P. Milliken and G. Senaratne, Developing an understanding of washing machine dynamics. Proceedings of the 2006 mathematics-in-industry study group 133–152, 2007. X. D. Chen, The basics of a reaction engineering approach to modeling air-drying of small droplets or thin-layer materials Drying Technology 26 , 627–639, 2008. doi:10.1080/07373930802045908 X. D. Chen and A. Putranto, Modelling Drying Processes: A Reaction Engineering Approach , Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-01210-3 doi:10.1017/cbo9780511997846 R. B. Keey, Drying of Loose and Particulate Materials , Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1992. ISBN 0-89116-878-8 doi:10.1080/07373939208916507 A. K. Haghi, Heat and Mass Transfer in Textiles . WSEAS Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-61804-025-1 A. Putranto, X. D. Chen, S. Devahastin, Z. Xiao, and P. A. Webley, Application of the reaction engineering approach (rea) for modeling intermittent drying under time-varying humidity and temperature. Chemical Engineering Science , 66(10):2149–2156, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2011.02.025 A. Putranto, X. D. Chen, and P. A. Webley, Modeling of drying of food materials with thickness of several centimeters by the reaction engineering approach (rea). Drying Technology , 29(8):961–973, 2011. doi:10.1080/07373937.2011.557793 A. Putranto, X. D. Chen, Z. Xiao, and P. A. Webley, Modeling of high-temperature treatment of wood using the reaction engineering approach (rea). Bioresource technology , 102(10):6214–6220, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.053

시니어 남성용 드레스폼 개발을 위한 국내외 시판 드레스폼의 제품 및 치수체계 조사

This study researched the sizing system of dress form for apparel manufacturing in the domestic market. It aims to be used as basic data for the development of a dress form that could be used by manufacturers of senior men's clothing. Research focused on the sizes presented on the homepages of 17 dress form manufacturers in the USA, France, Japan, and Korea. Body measurement was made for senior men in their 50's over men (n=134). Six items were measured by the 'Standard body measurement of Size Korea'. The type of dress form in the domestic market can be classified into half-body type (upper body type and lower body type), torso, and whole-body type; in addition, each type is divided into upper arm, arm, crotch, and thigh. Korean dress form manufacturers produced/sold diverse kinds (size 7-9) for women; however, they used large/small sizes or product sizes for men without defining sizes. The chest size (93-105cm) has not been standardized while the rates of waist circumference, hip circumference and shoulder length (in accordance with the chest size) were all different. Global dress form brands manufactured reflecting body dimensions by the state organization USA ASTM. Japan JIS. For this reason, most domestic clothing businesses depend on imported dress forms. Especially, there were no dress forms for senior men. With the growing market for seniors, it would be necessary to produce senior dress forms for clothing production that reflect the body shapes and sizes of seniors.

MAPPING THE TRADITIONAL DRESS TYPES OF SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIAN OLD BELIEVERS (late 1800s–early 1900s)

This article addresses the traditional domestic clothing of various groups of southwestern Siberian Old Believers. Professing the same Priestless Old Belief, they came from various parts of European Russia (“Poles”, Belarusian “Muscovites”, Kerzhaks, etc.). The study is based on the sarafan set of women's wear representing the most typical element of the traditional Russian apparel. Sarafan features vary across populations, making it possible to identify separate ethnic groups and indicate their possible sources of migration. Mapping the ethnological data collected during field studies has shown significant cultural variability of Old Believer groups, and their affinity to either northeastern or northwestern Russian traditions. Ethno-cultural diversity was maintained owing to the stability of marriage circles until the 1920s.

The Research of the Ability of Fashion Creative Design Talent and Quality Evaluation Model

This paper focus on the ability that fashion creative talent should have. Through literature searching, extracting factors with the pre-survey, researching method, using Spass software to factor analysis and Quadrant law to extract important factor, summary the best training program. Hope to provide a basis for the education of future fashion creative talents, thus promote the improvement of domestic clothing creative talent training mechanism, improve personnel training efficiency and save culture cost.

Analysis of Outdoor Clothing Development Factors in Northeast China

China has a huge outdoor clothing market potential, and the outdoor clothing industry is in a flourishing period, whose future trends will be the focus of the industry. But domestic outdoor clothing industry is in its infancy stage, and its development is affected by many factors, such as technology, design, development, brand promotion and so on. Therefore, in order to meet the requirements of consumer and markets, this paper attempts to further analysis the development of outdoor clothing problems that exist in the Northeast region from the perspective of the development of the outdoor clothing in northeastern region.