Apparatus and Method for simulating the perspiration of the human body and for assessing the vapor permeability and comfort of an item of clothing

摘要

An apparatus for simulating the perspiration of the human body and for assessing the vapor permeability and comfort of an item of clothing, comprising:- a manequin body (11), provided internally with a cavity (12), which is contoured so as to wear the item of clothing (A) to be tested and has on its surface a plurality of through holes (13) which open onto the cavity (12);- an external surface covering (14) for the body (11), which is vapor-permeable and has water vapor absorption and release properties:- means (15) for generating water vapor which are adapted to supply the cavity (12) directly with vapor.