Water vapour resistance of knitted fabrics under different environmental conditions

Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-75

  Skenderi, Z ^a   Čubric, Ivana Salopek ^a   Srdjak, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Environmental condition; Knitted fabric; Thermophysiological comfort; Water vapour resistance; Yarn

Indexed keywords

KNIT FABRICS; WATER VAPOR; WOOL; YARN;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; KNITTED FABRIC; MEASUREMENTS OF; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEATING GUARDED HOTPLATE; TEXTILE MATERIALS; THERMOPHYSIOLOGICAL COMFORT; WATER VAPOR RESISTANCES; WATER VAPOR TRANSFER; WELL BEING;

COTTON;

COMFORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COTTON; KNITTED FABRIC; VAPOR; YARN;

EID: 70349656813     PISSN: 12303666     EISSN: 23007354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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