TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling and Simulation of Moisture Transmission through Fibrous Structures Part I: Water Vapour Transmission
AU - Brojeswari Das, Mario de Araujo, V. K. Kothari, R. Fangueiro & A. Das
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 4
SP - 359
EP - 378
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/05
SN - 5
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201202
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4888.html
KW - Moisture Transmission
KW - Textile Materials
KW - Modeling
KW - Simulation
AB - The moisture transmission behaviour of clothing plays an important role in determining its thermo-
physiological comfort. The determination of the factors involved in moisture transmission of clothing
and its prediction have become a main concern for researchers for many years. An attempt has been
made to review the research studies on modeling and simulation of moisture transmission through fibrous
assemblies. The review work has been divided in two parts. The first part deals with moisture vapour
transmission and the second with liquid water transmission through fibrous materials. The various
processes involved in water vapour transmission through fibrous materials are diffusion, absorption -
desorption, convection, evaporation and condensation. The models on water vapour transmission through
fibrous materials are based on the mass balance equation. Some of the studies involving theoretical work
on vapour transmission have been conducted on individual processes. Others consider the inter-related
effects involved. Moisture vapour transmission through textile materials is coupled with heat transfer
phenomena, due to its hygroscopic nature. The atmospheric conditions, the structure of the fibrous
materials and the hygroscopic nature of the fibres significantly influence the processes. Amongst the
available models on vapour transmission, the model developed by Li and Zhu predicts simultaneous
heat and moisture transfer considering moisture sorption, condensation and capillary liquid diffusion in
porous textiles and this model is best suited for determining textile clothing comfort.