Investigation of Thermal Comfort Properties of Jeggings Manufactured by the Use of Knitted Denim-Like Fabrics
Abstract
This paper reported the evaluation, discussions, and results of our study on thermal comfort properties of jeggings manufactured by the use of eighteen different types of fleeced knitted fabrics, all of which have been specially designed and produced as to get denim-like appearance. Jeggings, originally, defines tight-fitting stretch pants for women, styled to resemble a pair of denim jeans. Thermal comfort properties of jeggings are of great importance since they are usually used as summer clothes. Tests were performed on air permeability, water vapor permeability, thermal resistance, and absorptivity of the fabrics. Air permeability has been realized under a constant air pressure by the use of SDL Atlas Air Permeability Tester according to the ISO 9237 standard (ISO 9237:1999: Textile-Determination the Air Permeability of Textile Materials, ISO, Geneva, Switzerland, 1999). Water vapor permeability test results were obtained as the index values using SDL Atlas Rotational Platform Tester according to ASTM E96/E96M-14 (Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2014,