A New Device (3D-MMD) and Method for Measuring Moisture Management Properties of Textiles

ABSTRACT

Today, expectations from textile products have increased and the comfort features of clothes have gained more importance, especially for leisure and sports clothes. Therefore, the liquid moisture transmission of clothes is quite important, which has a significant effect on the body's ability to cool itself and the user's feeling cold after sweating. A new test instrument “3D-MMD” (3 Dimension Moisture Mapping Device), that measures the liquid moisture transmission feature of the fabrics in multidirection is introduced in this paper. The developed system includes two thermal cameras that allow measurement below and above of the sample. When the test liquid is dropped on the sample, the heat transfer occurs and due to the heat transfer during the transmission of moisture, the surface temperature of wetted and non-wetted parts of the fabric changes. This change is detected in the form of infrared data with the help of thermal cameras and converted into an electronic image. The wet area can be easily created by processing the images of the color visuals coming instantly from the thermal camera. The patent for this new method has been registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TR2020/21004). Meanwhile, the international patent application process continues (PCT/TR2021/051223).

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摘要

如今, 人们对纺织品的期望越来越高, 衣服的舒适性也变得越来越重要, 尤其是休闲和运动服. 因此, 衣服的液体水分传输非常重要, 它对身体自我冷却的能力和使用者出汗后的寒冷感有着显著的影响.

本文介绍了一种新的测试仪器“3D-MMD”(三维水分测绘仪), 用于测量织物的液体水分多向传输特性. 开发的系统包括两个热像仪, 可以在样品的下方和上方进行测量. 当测试液滴在样品上时, 会发生热传递, 由于水分传输过程中的热传递, 织物润湿和非润湿部分的表面温度会发生变化. 这种变化在热像仪的帮助下以红外数据的形式被检测到, 并被转换成电子图像. 通过处理热像仪立即产生的彩色视觉图像, 可以轻松创建潮湿区域. 这种新方法的专利已由土耳其专利商标局注册(TR2020/21004). 与此同时, 国际专利申请程序仍在继续(PCT/TR2021/051223).

KEYWORDS:

• Moisture Management
• liquid moisture transfer property
• clothing comfort

关键词:

• 水分管理
• 液体水分传递性能
• 衣物舒适

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination for the financial support. A patent application for the device developed within this project was filed in 2020 and was registered in 2022. Intellectual property rights related to the invention were transferred to the “PRO-SER Ltd. Company” via a signed protocol.

Disclosure statement

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

Author contribution statement

All authors contributed equally at all stages of the research.

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Funding

The work was supported by the Ege Üniversitesi.