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Thermal Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Bamboo/Polyester Core-Spun Yarns


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1 Department of Textiles and Apparel Design, Periyar University, Salem 636 006, India
2 Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Nadia 741 402, India
3 Department of Textile Technology, Jaya Engineering College, Chennai 600 003, India
 

The influence of polyester content, twist and loop length on the comfort properties of single jersey knitted fabrics produced from 100% bamboo, 80:20 bamboo/polyester and 60:40 bamboo/polyester core-spun yarns has been studied. Comfort properties, such as air permeability, moisture vapour transmission, thermal conductivity and thermal resistance properties have been analyzed with three different twist levels and loop lengths. Box–Behnken, a three level three factorial design software, has been used to study the interactive effect of core-sheath ratio, twist and loop length on the comfort properties of single jersey knitted fabrics, response surface equations are derived and the design variables are optimized. It is found that the increase in bamboo content in the core yarns having high twist and loop length increases the moisture vapour transmission and thermal conductivity of the knitted fabrics. The air permeability and thermal resistance of the knitted fabrics are found to be higher as the polyester component is increased. High twist and loop length increase the thermal comfort properties of knitted fabrics.

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Bamboo, Comfort, Knitted Fabrics, Loop Length, Polyester, Thermal Comfort.
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Authors

M Vidhya
Department of Textiles and Apparel Design, Periyar University, Salem 636 006, India
K Parveen Banu
Department of Textiles and Apparel Design, Periyar University, Salem 636 006, India
Vasanth Kumar D
Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Nadia 741 402, India
C Prakash
Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Nadia 741 402, India
V Subramaniam
Department of Textile Technology, Jaya Engineering College, Chennai 600 003, India

Abstract


The influence of polyester content, twist and loop length on the comfort properties of single jersey knitted fabrics produced from 100% bamboo, 80:20 bamboo/polyester and 60:40 bamboo/polyester core-spun yarns has been studied. Comfort properties, such as air permeability, moisture vapour transmission, thermal conductivity and thermal resistance properties have been analyzed with three different twist levels and loop lengths. Box–Behnken, a three level three factorial design software, has been used to study the interactive effect of core-sheath ratio, twist and loop length on the comfort properties of single jersey knitted fabrics, response surface equations are derived and the design variables are optimized. It is found that the increase in bamboo content in the core yarns having high twist and loop length increases the moisture vapour transmission and thermal conductivity of the knitted fabrics. The air permeability and thermal resistance of the knitted fabrics are found to be higher as the polyester component is increased. High twist and loop length increase the thermal comfort properties of knitted fabrics.

Keywords


Bamboo, Comfort, Knitted Fabrics, Loop Length, Polyester, Thermal Comfort.

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