TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling and Simulation of Moisture Transmission through Fibrous Structures Part II: Liquid Water Transmission
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 4
SP - 383
EP - 404
PY - 2013
DA - 2013/06
SN - 6
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201304
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4850.html
KW - Wetting
KW - Wicking
KW - Flow Behavior
KW - Modeling
AB - Liquid flow through fibrous materials is important in a diverse range of applications. The prediction of
flow through fibrous materials is influenced by a variety of factors and has been recognized as a favorite
topic of research in recent years. Capillary flow through fibrous materials takes place by two subsequent
processes, known as wetting and wicking. Wetting of the material is the initial process, followed by
wicking or flow through its capillaries. In high temperature and high humidity conditions, wicking
through a textile fabric plays a very important role in maintaining the thermo-physiological comfort of
the wearer by transferring the sweat from the skin to the outside surface of clothing. Prediction of the
moisture transmission properties of fibrous materials is useful to characterize clothing comfort and it
helps in designing textile fabrics with specific requirements. A variety of mathematical models have been
proposed in order to understand the liquid flow characteristics of textile fabrics. Flow through capillary
tubes and flow through porous structures have been the two main approaches taken by researchers in
order to model the capillary flow through fibrous structures. This paper reviews the relevant research in
the area of liquid moisture transmission through fibrous materials, followed by experimental verification
of some predictions using some of the developed equations. This experimental verification was undertaken
by the authors.