A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments

ABSTRACT

The study is aimed to investigate the thermophysiological comfort properties of shirt linen fabrics subjected to various finishing treatments such as enzymatic, softening and wrinkle-resistant treatments. After finishing treatments, thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal absorbtivity, maximum heat flow, water vapor permeability, and air permeability measurements were carried out. All test results were evaluated statistically in terms of the effects of enzyme and treatment types. According to the findings, all finishing processes provided improvements on the thermal conductivity and thermal resistance values of the linen fabrics and caused higher thermal absorbtivity values and cooler feeling at the first touch to the fabric. The enzyme and treatment types had important effects on maximum heat flow. When the enzyme, softener, and crosslinker were applied to the fabric together, the highest water vapor permeability values were obtained. However, the finishing treatments affected air permeability values negatively due to the high shrinkage feature. As a result, the effects of mostly applied finishing processes on the thermophysiological comfort of shirt linen fabrics were found to be favorable especially for the usage in the summer season.

摘要

整理研究了亚麻织物经酶整理、柔软整理、抗皱整理等多种整理整理后的热生理舒适性能. 处理结束后，进行了热导率、热阻、吸热性、最大热流、水蒸气渗透性和透气性测量. 在酶和处理类型的影响方面，对所有测试结果进行统计学评价. 根据研究结果，所有工艺对亚麻织物的热导率和热阻值提供了改进，并且在第一次接触织物时导致较高的热吸收值和较冷的感觉. 酶和处理类型对最大热流有重要影响. 当将酶、柔软剂和交联剂施加到织物上时，获得最高的水蒸气渗透值. 但是，由于高收缩特性，精整处理对透气性值有负面影响. 结果表明，主要应用整理工艺对衬衫亚麻织物的热生理舒适性有一定的影响，特别是在夏季使用时效果较好.

KEYWORDS:

• Linen woven fabric
• enzyme
• softener
• crosslinker
• thermal comfort
• water vapor permeability
• air permeability

关键词:

• 亚麻机织物
• 酶
• 柔软剂
• 交联剂
• 热舒适性
• 水蒸气渗透性
• 透气性