Use of 3D Body Scanning Technique to Investigate an Effect of Garment Design on Heat and Mass Transfer in Clothing - 13.323

A. Psikuta et al., "Use of 3D Body Scanning Technique to Investigate an Effect of Garment Design on Heat and Mass Transfer in Clothing", in Proc. of 4th Int. Conf. on 3D Body Scanning Technologies, Long Beach CA, USA, 2013, pp. 323-326, https://doi.org/10.15221/13.323.

Title:

Use of 3D Body Scanning Technique to Investigate an Effect of Garment Design on Heat and Mass Transfer in Clothing

Authors:

Agnes PSIKUTA, Andrea BOHNET, Joanna FRACKIEWICZ-KACZMAREK, René M. ROSSI

Laboratory for Protection and Physiology, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Abstract:

The heat and mass transfer in clothing do not only depend on the properties of fabric but also on the variation of the thickness of air layers and the magnitude of the contact area. The garment design and the body geometry have major influence on the above-mentioned parameters. Thus, this project addressed the effect of the fit of sport garments for female and male body shapes. Different garment designs were developed and confectioned considering anatomical and physiological gender differences. Each garment was subjected to 3D scanning and analysis of air gap thickness and contact area by imposing 3D scans of the nude and dressed manikin and advanced post-processing in dedicated software. It was found that the distribution of contact area and thickness of air layers is similar for both male and female upper body except for the breast and lumbar area. The knowledge gained from this study could be used to improve and individualize functional garments and to help in design process of body-mapped garments.

Keywords:

air gap, clothing contact area, 3D body scanning, heat and mass transfer in clothing

Details:

Full paper: 13.323.pdf
Proceedings: 3DBST 2013, 19-20 Nov. 2013, Long Beach California, USA
Pages: 323-326
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15221/13.323

License/Copyright notice:

Proceedings: © Hometrica Consulting - Dr. Nicola D'Apuzzo, Switzerland, hometrica.ch.
Authors retain all rights to individual papers, which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The papers appearing in the proceedings reflect the author's opinions. Their inclusion in the proceedings does not necessary constitute endorsement by the editor or by the publisher.

Note: click the + on the top left of the page to open/close the menu.