Moisture Transport for Reaction Enhancement in Fabrics

Table 1

Wicking test conditions.

(i) 0.1 g of Liquid water applied to top surface of fabric.
(ii) Test temperature of 30°C.
(iii) Gas flow rates of 2 L/min on both sides of fabric.
(iv) Humidity is fractional (0.80 is 80% r.h.).
Humidity on top	Humidity on bottom	Humidity gradient	Mean relative humidity
Constant humidity conditions
0.0	0.0	N/A	0.0
0.4	0.4	N/A	0.40
0.8	0.8	N/A	0.80
Humidity gradient conditions
0.4	0.0	0.4	0.2
0.6	0.2	0.4	0.4
0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6