The Relationship Between Porosity and Air Permeability of Woven Textile Fabrics

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The Relationship Between Porosity and Air Permeability of Woven Textile Fabrics
Epps, HH
Associate Professor, Merchandising, and Interiors, The University of Georgia, GA

Leonas, KK

Abstract

Based on a comprehensive review of the literature on textile fabric porosity, air permeability, and related research on fabric geometry, a study of the relationships between air permeability measurements and fabric pore size was undertaken using liquid porosimetry. Experiments were conducted on ten woven textile fabrics. Air permeability was most highly correlated with minimum pore size, but was also significantly correlated with mean flow pore size measurements and with calculated values of theoretical porosity and fabric cover factor.

Keywords:
air permeability, liquid porosimetry, porosity, pore size, porometer, fabric structure, textile fabrics

Paper ID: JTE11330J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11330J
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Author Title The Relationship Between Porosity and Air Permeability of Woven Textile Fabrics Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D13

		Home Journals STPs Manuals Topics Subscriptions/Pricing Digital Library / Journals / Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) / Citation Page Volume 25, Issue 1 (January 1997) Click here to download this paper now for $25 PDF (264K) View License Agreement ISSN: 0090-3973 Page Count: 6 The Relationship Between Porosity and Air Permeability of Woven Textile Fabrics Epps, HH Associate Professor, Merchandising, and Interiors, The University of Georgia, GA Leonas, KK Abstract Based on a comprehensive review of the literature on textile fabric porosity, air permeability, and related research on fabric geometry, a study of the relationships between air permeability measurements and fabric pore size was undertaken using liquid porosimetry. Experiments were conducted on ten woven textile fabrics. Air permeability was most highly correlated with minimum pore size, but was also significantly correlated with mean flow pore size measurements and with calculated values of theoretical porosity and fabric cover factor. Keywords: air permeability, liquid porosimetry, porosity, pore size, porometer, fabric structure, textile fabrics Paper ID: JTE11330J DOI: 10.1520/JTE11330J ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. Author Title The Relationship Between Porosity and Air Permeability of Woven Textile Fabrics Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee D13