Investigation of Heat Transfer in Seersucker Woven Fabrics using Thermographic Method

Abstract

Abstract Seersucker woven fabrics are characterized by unconventional structure and surface topography. Their crucial feature is a three-dimensional puckered effect created by puckered and flat strips occurring in the warp direction. Such a structure influences the basic mechanical and utility properties of the fabrics. The aim of the presented work is to analyze the heat transfer in seersucker woven fabrics. Measurement of the heat transfer was done using an infrared camera. Thermograms created for different seersucker woven fabrics, as well as for flat and puckered areas of the seersucker woven fabrics, were analyzed from the aspect of heat exchange between a hot plate and the environment through the fabric. The results showed that the linear density of the weft yarn influences the heat transfer through seersucker woven fabrics. The results allowed the comparison of the heat transfer through the seersucker woven fabrics in both flat and puckered areas. The investigations performed confirmed that the thermographic method can be applied to complex analyses of the heat transfer through seersucker woven fabrics.