FilSpec | Near-IR Thermal Management Fabrics Sam Anderson, Patrick Hughes, and Maddy Moncla
The goal of this project was to develop an athletic garment which utilizes evaporative cooling in order to keep the wearer feeling both cool and dry. Heat related deaths are one of the deadliest and most common weather-related health problems in the United States, and cooling garments aim to mitigate this problem. Partnered with Canadian yarn manufacturer FilSpec, we were provided with Warmfil; a heat-generating, hollow core yarn. Warmfil will work to drive the conversion of sweat from sensible to latent heat through sweat evaporation. 16