TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermal Comfort Properties of Wool and Polyester/Wool Woven Fabrics Dyed in Black
AU - Salwa Tashkandi, Stanley M. Fergusson, Lijing Wang & Sinnappoo Kanesalingam
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 3
SP - 265
EP - 275
PY - 2013
DA - 2013/06
SN - 6
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi09201304
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4840.html
KW - Abaya
KW - Black Woven Fabric
KW - Thermal Comfort
KW - Air Permeability
KW - Moisture Management
AB - An abaya is a traditional Muslim woman's outer garment. It is black and worn on a day-to-day basis when
women are outside their homes. The abaya absorbs most of the heat from sunlight in a hot climate as it
is black, making the wearer very uncomfortable. In order to reduce absorption of heat in an abaya and
to make the wearer more comfortable, it is proposed that a treatment with a solar energy reflector could
enable the wearer to perspire less; thus allowing them to feel cooler. This paper investigates the thermal
comfort properties of plain-woven fabrics dyed in black and treated chemically to reflect a proportion of
sunlight's energy. The fabrics were made from 100% wool and two polyester/wool blends. The testing
results showed that the fabrics that had received the reflective treatment possessed marginally improved
thermal comfort properties as compared to fabrics without the treatment.