X-Ray Tomography Measurements of the Moisture Distribution in Multilayered Clothing Systems

X-ray-tomography was used to investigate the moisture distribution of multilayered textiles under praxis conditions. It was possible to follow the dynamics of the moisture transport without disturbing an ensemble during measurement, and to make quantitative statements concerning the localization of the moisture, both for a given layer as a whole, and within a layer. The second possibility was exploited to visualize the in-plane moisture distribution, providing a full, three-dimensional quantification.

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