Enhancement of Coolness to the Touch by Hygroscopic Fibers: Part II: Physical Mechanisms

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 587-594

  li, Y ^a   Holcombe, B V ^a   de Dear, R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLNESS; FIBRE PROPERTIES; HYGROSCOPIC FIBRES;

EID: 0029855093     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759606600907     Document Type: Article

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