The Influence of Yarn and Knit Structure on Moisture Management Properties of Sportswear Fabric
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The Influence of Yarn and Knit Structure on Moisture Management Properties of Sportswear Fabric Awadhesh Kumar Choudhary1 • Ramratan1
Received: 26 November 2018 / Accepted: 14 February 2020 The Institution of Engineers (India) 2020
Abstract On the purpose of analysing the moisture management behaviour of knitted sportswear made of micropolyester, texturized polyester and polyester spandex blend, knitted in three different structures, single jersey, 1 9 1 rib and interlock were systematically produced. Multidimensional liquid transport through moisture management tester and index properties of fabric samples have been analysed in this part of the paper. A comparative study of these results has been done in the next part of the paper with the results of dry rate performance, air permeability, water vapour permeability, vertical wicking height and some structural properties of the fabrics. According to analysis, it is observed that plain single jersey fabric being the most porous structure is the best suitable to achieve moisture comfort in sportswear among three fabric structures. Also, samples developed from micro-polyester are found better than texturized polyester and polyester spandex due to more capillary channels available to transport the liquid quickly from the top surface to bottom surface. Keywords Polyester-knitted sportswear Moisture management Dry rate performance Water vapour permeability Vertical wicking
& Awadhesh Kumar Choudhary [email protected] Ramratan [email protected] 1
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Introduction Moisture transport property is an important aspect of any fabric meant for active sportswear, which decides the comfort level of that fabric. Every human sweats during different kinds of activities, and the excretion is much more when the activities take longer duration like while playing sports or doing workouts. An important feature of an active wear fabric is how it transports the excreted liquid out of the body, so as to make the wearer feel comfortable. In active and endurance sports, the performance of the player is highly dependent on the comfort characteristics of a garment [1, 2]. Moisture transport in textiles has been an important area of research for many decades [3–5]. Researchers investigated the influence of different types of sportswear on the physiological parameters. The study showed that garments made from a blend of polyester and TENCEL had the most favourable effect on the energy cost of physical work, as well as on the time of compensation and efficiency of the volunteers [6]. Synthetic fibres possess lesser or negligible water-retaining tendency, so most of the active wear clothing manufacturers use polyester, polyester blends and other synthetic fibres. Polyester is thus called a workhorse of the workout fabrics. Polyester also repels UV rays and insulates you even when it is wet [7]. Polyester micro-fibres have been widely used in knitted fabric sportswear to exhibit ex
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