Woodhead Publishing Thermal and Moisture Transport in Fibrous Materials (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

The transfer of heat and moisture through textiles is vital to the manufacture and design of clothing, technical and protective textiles. The first part of this important book summarises the structure, geometry and stereology of fibrous materials. The fundamentals of wetting and its dynamics are also discussed. The second part analyses thermal and liquid interactions in textiles and offers insights into the thermodynamic behaviour of moisture as well as heat and moisture coupling. The book concludes with chapters on the human thermoregulatory system, interfacing between fibrous materials and the human body and modelling techniques. Key Features: summarises the structure, geometry and stereology of fibrous materials; discusses the fundamentals of wetting and its dynamics; analyses thermal and liquid interactions in textiles. Contents: Part 1 Textile structure and moisture transport: Characterising the structure and geometry of fibrous materials; Understanding the three-dimensional structure of fibrous materials using stereology; The essentials of moisture transport in textiles; Surface tension, wetting and wicking in textiles; Wetting phenomena in textile fibres; The dynamics of sorption behaviour in textiles. Part 2 Heat-moisture interactions in textile materials: Thermal conduction and moisture diffusion in fibrous materials; Convection and ventilation in fabric layers; Multiphase liquid-gas flow in textile materials; Analysing gas flow in textile materials using lattice approach; Moisture conduction and evaporation in textile materials; Heat-moisture interactions and phase change in fibrous materials. Part 3 Textile-body interactions and modelling issues: Heat and moisture transfer in textiles for insulation; Computer simulation of moisture transport in fibrous materials; Computer modelling of heat and mass transport in protective clothing; Understanding the body s thermoregulatory system.