Objectif DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF CLOTHING FABRICS AND CLOTHING CONSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPROVED THERMAL COMFORT AND WEARABILITY OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. A MAJOR PART OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IS MEANT TO KEEP THE WEARER DRY. BECAUSE OF THE WATERIMPERMEABILITY THE PERMEABILITY FOR WATER VAPOUR IS OFTEN VERY LOW, CAUSING SWEAT ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE CLOTHING. THIS LEADS TO THERMAL AND WEARING DISCOMFORT, EXPECIALLY AT HIGHER WORK LOADS. AN OPTIMAL COMBINATION OF THREE COUNTERMEASURES WILL BE SOUGHT: - IMPROVEMENT OF VAPOUR AND MOISTURE MIGRATION THROUGH FABRICS. - IMPROVEMENT OF VENTILATION INSIDE CLOTHING SYSTEMS. - IMPROVEMENT OF THE POSSIBILITY TO ADJUST CLOTHING TO THE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED WORK PROGRAMME, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN TEN CATE OVERALL FABRICS (FABRICS), FIBRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DESIGN) AND INSTITUTE FOR PERCEPTION (PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ERGONOMIC EVALUATION) MAY BE SEPARATED IN THE FOLLOWING-SUB-PROJECTS: 1. INVENTORY OF FABRICS, LAMINATES AND COATING FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND MEASUREMENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF LAMINATES THAT PROVIDE OPTIMAL WEARABILITY AND COMFORT WITHOUT LOSS OF PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF CLOTHING SYSTEMS THAT INTENSIFY THE INTERNAL VENTILATION BY BODY MOVEMENTS. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF FEATURES THAT ENABLE THE WEARER ADJUST THE CLOTING TO THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS, WITHOUT LOSS, HOWEVER, OF PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES. 5. EVALUATION OF IMPROVED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AS WELL AS ERGONOMIC ASPECTS BY MEANS OF BIOPHYSICAL METHODS AND EXPERIMENTS WITH SUBJECTS. 6. DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOTHING IN ORDER TO PREDICT WITH HIGHER CONFIDENCE THE SUITABILITY OF THE CLOTHING FOR THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. 7. PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS, INCLUDING APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY OF THE COMMON MARKET. Programme(s) PRE-TEXTILE 2C - Second research and development programme (EEC) in the field of textiles and clothing (indirect action), 1981-1984 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur INSTITUTE FOR PERCEPTION TNO Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse PO BOX 23 NL-ZG SOESTERBERG Pays-Bas Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée