The study of fabric performance for car seats

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24410%2F17%3A00004315" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24410/17:00004315 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.tekstilec.si/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/235-242.pdf" target="_blank" >http://www.tekstilec.si/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/235-242.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14502/Tekstilec2017.60.235-242" target="_blank" >10.14502/Tekstilec2017.60.235-242</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The study of fabric performance for car seats

Original language description

This paper deals with the investigation of the performance of car seat fabrics in terms of physiological comfort of sitting, specifically their water vapour resistance and air permeability. The current work presents an alternative approach to increasing the effectiveness of car seat fabrics through a combination of newly designed middle layer with forced convection achieved by a supplementary suction ventilation device. The supplementary device was designed to measure water vapour permeability by means of the sweating guarded hot plate (SGHP) system. It consists of two parts: a frame to grip a tested sample for measurements within the SGHP system and two suction ventilators which are arranged at one end of the mentioned frame in order to provide suction into the tested fabric plane during the SGHP test. The results of this investigation show that water vapour transport is increased by approximately 20% compared to the standard way of measurement by means of SGHP because of forced air flow in the plane of ribbed channelled structure of the car seat middle layer. The findings of this study have a number of important implications for future practice. The combination of a car seat cover with channelled structure and forced air flow improves physiological comfort of sitting which is a key issue for both drivers and manufacturers. The suggested device for forced air flow convection in the plane of a car seat fabric has not yet been part of an actual car seat, however it is possible to use its principles in a smart car seat prototype

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20503 - Textiles; including synthetic dyes, colours, fibres (nanoscale materials to be 2.10; biomaterials to be 2.9)

Project

<a href="/en/project/TA04011019" target="_blank" >TA04011019: Proposal of new sophisticated 3D textile structures with elements of hi-tech and smart materials used for upholstery covering of car seats to improve their product capabilities</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Tekstilec

ISSN

0351-3386

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

60

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

SI - SLOVENIA

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

235-242

UT code for WoS article

000426076400007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85030650492