Accession Number:

AD1166091

Title:

Qmax Relationship to Perceived Comfort as Measured by the Calm Scale

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Final Report]

Corporate Author:

PHILADELPHIA UNIV PA

Personal Author(s):

• Barndt, Herbert J.
• Pierce, John D. Jr

Report Date:

2022-01-26

Pagination or Media Count:

22

Abstract:

This investigation compares the evaluation of perceived fabric comfort using the Comfort Affective Labeled Magnitude CALM scale and the objectively measured instantaneous heat flow Qmax as measured using the KES-F7 Thermolabo II. A set of 36 fabrics was selected and evaluated using the two methods. The results indicated a high degree of agreement between the results of the two methods. This agreement is particularly significant because CALM measures principally tactile factors and, in contrast, Qmax measures thermal transfer.

Descriptors:

• heat transfer
• test and evaluation
• heat transmission
• agreements
• heat loss
• perception
• textiles
• thermal conductivity
• measurement
• department of defense
• fabrics
• contrast
• correlation analysis
• data sets
• energy transfer
• losses
• ratings

Subject Categories:

• Textiles
• Thermodynamics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]