Methodology for Evaluating Controlled Moisture Distribution in Woven Cotton Fabric Surfaces

ABSTRACT

The proposed study aims to discuss the methodology for measuring and evaluating controlled moisture distribution in woven fabric surfaces in the first part and the construction of woven fabric using hydrophobic and hydrophilic cotton yarns in the second part. Moisture distribution can be controlled in terms of the anisotropic (horizontal and vertical) and isotropic characteristics of the wetting of the cotton woven fabrics based on the combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic threads. A set of experimental samples using hydrophobic and hydrophilic threads in warp and weft was produced to monitor the moisture (water) distribution in woven fabric surfaces. For evaluating the controlled distribution of moisture (water) in these atypical woven fabric constructions, an algorithm (methodology) was proposed, where the object (liquid) was separated from the background (fabrics) and various objects and geometric characteristics depending on time were evaluated on the object. The algorithm itself consisted of several steps and was executed in a loop for the current frame at a given time.

摘要

本研究旨在讨论第一部分中测量和评估织物表面受控水分分布的方法，以及第二部分中使用疏水性和亲水性棉纱构建织物的方法. 基于疏水性和亲水性线的组合，可以根据棉织物润湿的各向异性（水平和垂直）和各向同性特性来控制水分分布. 制作了一组在经纱和纬纱中使用疏水性和亲水性线的实验样品，以监测织物表面的水分（水）分布. 为了评估这些非典型机织物结构中水分（水）的受控分布，提出了一种算法（方法），其中将物体（液体）与背景（织物）分离，并评估物体上的各种物体和取决于时间的几何特征. 该算法本身由几个步骤组成，并在给定时间针对当前帧循环执行.

KEYWORDS:

• Cotton yarn
• woven fabric
• weave
• moisture
• interlacing
• image analysis

关键词:

• 棉纱
• 机织物
• 编织
• 潮湿
• 交错
• 图像分析

Highlights

• Novel methodology to measure and evaluate controlled moisture distribution in woven cotton fabric using hydrophobic and hydrophilic cotton yarns in warp and weft directions.

• Controlled moisture distribution in woven cotton fabric surfaces.

• Isotropic or anisotropic wetting of woven cotton fabric surfaces.

• Construction of woven fabrics using hydrophobic and hydrophilic cotton yarns in warp and weft directions.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Senta Müllerová for the preparation of the scanning electron microscopy images.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The author(s) disclose receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and the European Union-European Structural and Investment Funds in the Frames of Operational Program Research, Development and Education-Project Hybrid Materials for Hierarchical Structures [HyHi, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000843].