The temperature-controlling fibre formulated by Coolcore LLC, a company from Portsmouth, NH (USA) is the first product worldwide to be awarded the Hohenstein Quality Label “Innovative Technology – Cooling Power”.
The scientists of Hohenstein have proved the cooling effect of the textiles, which is entirely chemical-free and does not use latent heat storage or phase change materials (PCMs). To achieve cooling, the Coolcore textiles manoeuvre the body’s own sweat and its sophisticated design helps in regulating the evaporation rate and, consequently, the cooling effect of “evaporative cooling” is considerably higher than in any other conventional materials.
The WATson Heat Loss Tester measurement device developed at the Hohenstein Institute was used to inspect and evaluate these properties scientifically. The heat degenerated from the skin in different atmospheric conditions, from cool temperatures to tropical heats, is in addition to that heat loss caused during high wind speeds which can be quantified using this device. Using WATson, Textiles can be now tested during the advancement phase and optimized at early stages. The WATson Heat Loss Tester works on the ideology of the globally established Hohenstein sweating guarded hot-plate skin model, but with some technical differences.
In the hot-plate skin model, both the structure and the measurements as per standards DIN EN 31092 and ISO 11092 presume a high consistency level. WATson, alternatively, reciprocates very quickly and perceptively to the temperature phenomena. Therefore, the Hohenstein scientists in their investigations are able to observe the textiles’ different applications and the allied climatic conditions in a very flexible way which makes WATson an ideal for guaranteeing compliance with quality standards in the ongoing production monitoring.
