Permeability Articles:

Porosity and Air Permeability of Composite Clean Room Textiles

Abstract: It is well-known that clean room textiles are acting as a barrier protecting humans against the surrounding atmosphere or vice versa. These textiles are produced in the limited range of porosity and the air permeability. The porosity calculated from fabric geometry and the air permeability of two typical clean room textiles of Czech production are measured. The variation of air permeability is described by the analysis based on the coefficient of variation and spatial autocorrelation. The air permeability of composite textiles of multiple layers is predicted from a simple model. This model is based on the idea of a combination of air pressure drop in individual layers. The predicted air permeability is compared with experimental measurements.

Author(s): Jiri Militky, Marie Havrdova

Journal: International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
Year: 2001 Volume: 13 Issue: 3/4 Page: 280 - 289
ISSN: 0955-6222
DOI: 10.1108/09556220110396533
Publisher: MCB UP Ltd

Keywords: Protection, Textiles
Article Type: Research paper