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(2013), "2012 Awards for Excellence", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 25 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijcst.2013.05825aaa.002
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2012 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Volume 25, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
“Validation of clothing insulation estimated by global and serial methods”
Joo-Young LeeDepartment of Ergonomics, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Eun-Sook Ko, Hyo-Hyun Lee, Jae-Young Kim and Jeong-Wha ChoiDepartment of Clothing & Textiles, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine differences between thermal insulation calculated by a global and a serial method using a thermal manikin, in comparison with human trials.
Design/methodology/approach – A total of 150 single garments and 38 clothing ensembles were assessed using the manikin; 26 seasonal clothing ensembles were selected for human trials.
Findings – The results showed that total insulation of single garments was 16 percent higher in the serial method than in the global method. The difference was higher in garments with smaller covering area per unit garment mass (e.g. winter garments). For seasonal clothing ensembles, the serial values were 39.2 percent (0.18 clo) for spring/fall wear, 62.6 percent (0.15 clo) for summer wear and for winter wear 64.8 percent (0.69 clo) greater than the global values. The clothing insulation by the global method was systemically lower in all 26 seasonal ensembles than values by human trials, which suggests that the values by the global calculation can be more accurately corrected with human testing data.
Originality/value – The paper shows that values by the serial calculation were lower in spring/fall and summer ensembles but greater in winter garments than values collated by human trials. It suggests that the serial values had a lower validity when compared with thermal insulation values collated from human trials.
Keywords: Clothing, Thermal insulation, Thermal properties of materials
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/09556221111107360
This article originally appeared in Volume 23 Numbers 2/3, 2011, pp. 184-98, International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology