Overview
- Covers the use of sustainable textile materials such as PCMs in reducing heat stress in motorcycle helmets
- Presents findings that will help helmet manufacturers to understand various concepts in managing heat stress
- Describes the mechanism of cooling and the mechanism of achieving thermal comfort while wearing a motorcycle helmet
- Helps academics and researchers to understand the problems associated with the current designs of motorcycle helmets
- Offers guidance on testing standards for evaluating the properties of textiles used in helmet manufacturing
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book highlights novel applications of innovative fabrics in the design of an interlayer between the scalp and the helmet lining of motorcycle helmets to control the temperature inside the helmet. It examines various fibre microstructure configurations and fibre treatments in terms of their ability to assist in the dissipation of heat from the scalp. The findings presented here will be of considerable benefit to motorcyclists in South East Asia and other tropical regions.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Rajkishore Nayak is currently working as a senior lecturer (Fashion Merchandising) at the Centre of Communication and Design, RMIT University, Vietnam. He completed his PhD from the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He has around 15 years of experience in teaching and research related to Fashion and Textiles. He published about 90 peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals. Recently, Rajkishore was awarded with the "RMIT University Research Excellence Award-2015". He also received the "RMIT University Teaching and Research Excellence Award-2012" and "RMIT University International Scholarship-2008". He worked with the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia from 2012-2016 in teaching and research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Phase Change and Polymeric Water Absorbent Materials
Book Subtitle: Heat Stress Reduction in Helmets
Authors: Sinnappoo Kanesalingam, Rajkishore Nayak
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5750-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5749-1Published: 28 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5750-7Published: 27 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 142
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: Textile Engineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Polymer Sciences