Q-max Test Analysis of Summer Cooling Towels

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Q-max test, cooling towel, fabric weight, fabric thickness

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Yim-Ling Lam
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wenyi Wang
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chi-Wai Kan
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Thitima Puttabucha
2Faculty of Industrial Textiles and Fashion Design, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
Supanicha Srivorradatpaisan
Faculty of Science & Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
Rattanaphol Mongkholrattanasit
Faculty of Industrial Textiles and Fashion Design Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon

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This study evaluated the cooling properties of summer cooling towels of different brands by Q-max analysis. It was found all the samples could provide a cooling effect at first contact after being wetted. The samples of Perfect Fitness showed the highest cooling effect followed by the N-rit samples, whereas Street samples had the poorest cooling effect. The reason may be explained by the yarn density, fabric structure and thickness.

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Lam, Y.-L. ., Wang, W. ., Kan, C.-W. ., Puttabucha, T. ., Srivorradatpaisan, S. ., & Mongkholrattanasit, R. . (2022). Q-max Test Analysis of Summer Cooling Towels. FIBER FABRIC & FASHION RESEARCH JOURNAL, 1(2), 15–25. retrieved from https://li05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Textile/article/view/1057
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): July – December 2021
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