Quick-drying and fast-wicking functions are key to assessing moisture management of textiles. Our Dry Rate Tester 201 includes:
How it works
Although the technology behind DRT201 is complex to ensure factors such as even plate heating, airflow control, and sample temperature sensing, its actual use is fairly straightforward and repeatable. At a high level:
- Test prep. Preheat the test plate to skin temperature with airflow running; prime the fluid system; mount your sample to the test plate
- Running the test. Start a test in the software (this initiates heating the fabric surface, which takes approx 5 minutes); once fabric is at temperature, 200 microliters of water will automatically be dispensed via the computerized syringe pump
- Test completion. Once the resulting wet spot dries out, the connected software will post-processes the dryout curve
The resulting dryout curve (see example) provides a useful measure of wicking fabric performance:
