Product Charaterization

Thermal performance of products – evaluation of products performance in terms of heat transport characteristics (useful to assess heat leaks, heat protection, insulation evenness, etc.)

Cooling or heating performance – evaluation of products performance (clothing, gloves, socks, footwear, car seats, car HVAC systems) regarding cooling or heating capacity (useful to assess effect duration, extent and efficiency)

Moisture management – evaluation of products performance regarding the ability to absorb, transport and evaporate moisture released by the body

Infrared imaging – acquisition of infrared images/videos informing on objects surface temperatures (useful to identify zones with non-homogeneous insulation, hot spots, moisture transport, etc.)

Climatic exposure – control of environmental conditions over time (useful to expose products to specific environmental conditions regarding humidity, temperature, ventilation, pressure, etc.)

Dynamic monitoring – data acquisition with portable data loggers and mini-sensors (useful to characterize specific environments)

Wear trial – evaluation of products performance by volunteers (useful to evaluate the performance of products during use)

Body range-of-motion – monitoring of body’s joints range-of-motion (useful to correlate range-of-motion with clothing characteristics, etc.)

Surface emissivity – measurement of total hemispherical emissivity (useful to determine radiant heat transfer)

Thermal insulation – measurement of thermal resistance of clothing items (useful to evaluate thermal comfort)

Evaporative resistance – measurement of evaporative resistance (breathability) of clothing items (useful to evaluate thermal comfort)