AT1601 CLOTHING SCIENCE ANNA UNIVERSITY :: CHENNAI

ANNA UNIVERSITY :: CHENNAI 600 025
CURRICULUM 2005 – FULL TIME MODE
M.TECH APPAREL TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER - I
AT1601 CLOTHING SCIENCE

AIM
To teach the physical science of clothing and its influence on comfort.

1. FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE STUDY OF CLOTHING 5

Comfort- non thermal components – units for description- Environmental ranges and clothing – Physiological indicators of comfort.

2. CLOTHING SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH THE BODY 12

Clothing as Quasi-physiological and air systems – Interaction with body – Heat regulation – functional description of clothing – Water accumulation – Effect of body motion , wind , conscious adjustments and radiation.

CLOTHING CONSIDERED AS A STRUCTURED ASSEMBLAGE OF MATERIALS
Comparative clothing – Effect of curvature

1. HEAT AND MOISTURE RELATIONS IN CLOTHING

Different approaches – factors – model systems – tests on subjects – heat and moisture transmission properties of clothing and air

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FIELD TESTING OF CLOTHING BY WEARING IT
Subjective and human elements – approaches for using subjects – situations for living subjects measurements – clothing insulation – test on human

1. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CLOTHING AND CLOTHING MATERIALS IN RELATION TO COMFORT 10

Thermal resistance – water vapour diffusion resistance – water holding property – effect of fabric properties – radiation exchange – flammability – clothing with internal spaces

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FIBRES WITH RESPECT TO COMFORT
Concept of similar fabrics – non thermal properties of fabrics – yarn and fabric engineering – subjective studies – special fibres for special applications

1. CURRENT TRENDS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STUDY OF CLOTHING 6
2. TEST METHODS AND SYSTEMS

TOTAL : 45 Hours

REFERENCE;
L.Fourt and N.R.S.Hollies , Clothing - Comfort and Function, Marcel Dekkar, New York , 1970.