Thermal analysis of biomimic woven fabric based on finite element method

摘要

Heat transfer property of textile materials has always been the major concern when the comfort properties of clothing are characterized. A three-layer branching-structured biomimic woven fabric was promoted. The steady-state heat transfer performance of the fabric was analyzed using finite element method. With specification of initial and boundary conditions, thermal flux distribution of the biomimic fabric was simulated. The predicted effective thermal conductivity agreed well with the experimental result. Accordingly, the heat transfer properties of the fabric can be further optimized with assistant of this model.