Comparison of Test Methods for Measuring Water Vapor Permeability of Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 342-352

  Huang, Jianhua ^a   Qian, Xiaoming ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

comparison; fabric; measurement; water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOISTURE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

DYNAMIC MOISTURE PERMEATION CELL (DMPC); WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FABRICS;

FABRIC PROPERTY; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PERMEABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 42549101438     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508090494     Document Type: Article

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