Gonca ÖZÇELİK, Nilgün ÖZDİL, Gamze SÜPÜREN, Jitka PRUCHOVA

A study on the moisture transport properties of the cotton knitted fabrics in single jersey structure

Çok yönlü nem iletim yeteneği, kişilerin nemi algılanmasında çok önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu için günümüzün hazır giyim en-düstrisinde giysilerin performansı belirleyen anahtar bir özelliktir. İyi nem absorbe etme yeteneği nedeniyle, pamuklu kumaşlar tişört ve iç çamaşırı gibi genellikle vücuda temas eden ürünlerde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, farklı iplik numaralarında (Ne 20, Ne 30, Ne 40) ve iplik büküm katsayılarında (αe=3.2, 3.6, 4.0) üretilmiş olan pamuk iplikleri kullanılmış ve bu ipliklerden aynı üretim şartlarında süprem kumaşlar örülmüştür. Kumaşların nem iletim özellikleri “SDL-ATLAS Moisture Management Tester” cihazında ölçülmüştür. Is-lanma süresi, maksimum absorbsiyon hızı, yayılma hızı gibi dinamik sıvı iletim özellikleri ölçülmüş ve iplik numarası ile iplik büküm katsayının bu özellikler üzerine etkisinin önemli olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çok yönlü nem iletim kapasitesi değerlerine göre, çalışmada incelenen tüm kumaşların iyi nem iletim yeteneğine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Pamuklu süprem örme kumaşların nem iletim özellikleri üzerine bir çalışma

Moisture management is defined as the ability of a garment to transport moisture away from the skin to the garment’s outer surface in multi-dimensions and it is one of the key performance criteria in today’s apparel industry since it has a significant effect on the human perception of moisture sensations. Because of its good water absorbing property, cotton is often used for next-to-skin wear such as tshirts and underwear. In scope of the study, cotton yarns, produced in different yarn counts (Ne 20, Ne 30, Ne 40) and different twist values (αe=3.2, 3.6, 4.0) were knitted as single jersey structure in the same production conditions. The moisture management properties of the fabrics were measured in “SDL-ATLAS Moisture Management Tester”. Dynamic liquid transport properties of textiles such as wetting time, maximum absorption rate, spreading speed were measured and it was determined that the effects of yarn count and yarn twist coefficient on these properties were significant. According to the overall moisture management capacity of the fabrics calculated according to measured features, it was found that all the fabrics used in this study have good moisture management capability.

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