Investigating the effect of material and weave design on comfort properties of bilayer-woven fabrics. Issue 8 (3rd August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nazir, Muhammad Umar; Shaker, Khubab; Nawab, Yasir; Fazal, Muhammad Zohaib; Khan, Muhammad Imran; Umair, Muhammad
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Textile Institute. Volume 108:Issue 8(2017)
• Page Start: 1319
• Page End: 1326
• Publication Date: 2017-08-03
• Subjects: Bilayer fabric -- comfort -- thermal resistance -- water vapour permeability -- air permeability; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2016.1247616
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5000

Abstract

Abstract: The paper focuses on the development of a bilayer-woven fabric and investigating the effect of weave design and material type on its comfort properties. Face layer was plain woven with cotton yarn, while two different weave designs (2/2 and 3/1 twill) and four different materials (cotton, polyester, micropolyester and nylon) were used for the back layer. The comfort properties of fabric, including air permeability (AP), thermal resistance, water vapour resistance and overall moisture management capacity, were determined. It was found that both the layers of fabric as a whole contribute to the comfort properties of bilayer fabric. The highest AP was exhibited by fabrics having both layers of cotton, while 3/1 twill samples have a lower value of thermal resistance as compared to the 2/2 twill samples. The results further showed that micro polyester woven in 3/1 twill weave exhibits better comfort properties.