Testing and evaluating the thermal comfort of clothing ensembles

Abstract This chapter discusses the thermal comfort of clothing ensembles. For this, different factors that affect thermal comfort performance of clothing were examined and various methods to evaluate this performance were discussed. Thermal comfort performances of different types of clothing were critically assessed to suggest different approaches that can improve the performance of clothing. Various key issues related to thermal comfort of clothing were highlighted to indicate future research direction. This chapter could help textile and materials engineers to develop clothing that can provide better comfort to wearers under different ambient conditions.

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