Passive radiative personal heating by woven fabrics containing aluminum particles

Maintaining the thermal comfort of the human body in cold environments has always been considered for public health and energy saving. In this regard, methods for local heating of the human body through thermal radiation insulation textiles are provided. This article reports on an eco-friendly and c...

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Published in:Materials today energy 2023-01, Vol.31, p.101226, Article 101226
Main Authors: Tavakkol, Elham, Borhani, Sedigheh, Zeidaabadi Nezhad, Abolghasem, Shanbeh, Mohsen, Alsharif, Mohammad Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Infrared transmittance simulation
Personal thermal management
Thermal comfort
Thermal radiation
Woven textile
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Summary:Maintaining the thermal comfort of the human body in cold environments has always been considered for public health and energy saving. In this regard, methods for local heating of the human body through thermal radiation insulation textiles are provided. This article reports on an eco-friendly and cost-effective technique for the industrial production of personal thermal management textiles via the melt spinning of Polypropylene/Aluminum (PP/Al) compounds. The optimum diameter and filler loading of spherical Al particles to minimize thermal radiation transmittance were determined by numerical full wave analysis. The multifilament PP/Al yarns produced by melt spinning were used as weft yarns for fabric weaving. Our investigation of optical, thermal and mechanical properties of the PP/Al fabrics showed that they had suitable wearability and durability properties as passive radiative heating clothing. The total mid-infrared transmittance and the average emissivity of the most effective fabric sample were 0.20% and 16%, respectively. This fabric, as an outdoor winter garment, increased the skin temperature by 3.8 °C. [Display omitted] •IR transmittance simulation for polymer/particle layer by the simplified model.•Production of polypropylene/spherical aluminum particles (PP/Al) melt-spun yarns.•Fabrication of PP/Al woven textiles that have low IR transmittance and emittance.•Increasing the skin temperature up to 3.8 °C with PP/Al fabric as a winter garment.•Providing good wearability and sufficient durability properties by PP/Al fabrics.
ISSN:2468-6069
2468-6069
DOI:10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101226