The Vertical and Horizontal Wicking of Water in Fabrics

This paper attempts to clarify the term 'wicking' which is the movement of water in the capillaries of a fabric. It differentiates between 'regain', the amount of water vapour a fabric absorbs from the air and the amount of liquid water a fabric holds. The hydrophilic or water-lo...

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Hauptverfasser:	Crow, Rita M, Dewar, Malcolm M
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CANADA CAPILLARITY DRYING FABRICS FIBERS FOREIGN REPORTS Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Processing LIQUIDS REGAINS Textiles WATER WATER ABSORPTION TESTS WATER FLOW WATER VAPOR WICKING
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper attempts to clarify the term 'wicking' which is the movement of water in the capillaries of a fabric. It differentiates between 'regain', the amount of water vapour a fabric absorbs from the air and the amount of liquid water a fabric holds. The hydrophilic or water-loving and the hydrophobic, or water-hating properties of fibres are discussed in relation to their regain. Finally, the drying times of a wide range of fabrics are discussed in terms of the initial amount of water in the fabric, the regain and fibre type. Abstract in English and French.