The thermal, evaporative and wicking properties of clothing depend not only on the properties of the fabric but also on the thickness of air layers and the magnitude of the contact area and their variation. The aim of this study was to accurately determine the contact area and the air gap thickness between clothing and the human body in detail.
These parameters were measured for a range of typical patterns of garments (tight- and loose fitting) covering either the upper or lower body and made of various types of fabrics (knitted and woven). The method consisted of imposing three-dimensional scans of the nude and dressed manikin and determining the distance between their surfaces by advanced three-dimensional scan post-processing.
Due to this method the distribution of the air gap thickness and the contact area over body parts was obtained and this knowledge can be applied in models of heat and mass transfer in the clothing.
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