Tracks: Campfire: Advanced Textiles, Special Sessions
Infrared cameras are often used to evaluate cooling power or thermal comfort of fabrics and garments. Yet, often the science behind thermal infrared and its imaging is not well understood leading to misinterpretations of the pictures it generates. This workshop will cover some background of thermal radiation and then help the audience explain how these pictures may be used appropriately or how images may be interpreted correctly. This may help participants to avoid common errors in using these devices and/or avoid important buying decisions based on images from others. Moreover, the basics of thermal imaging may also help the users to understand what benefits different materials or fibers may have and how enhanced reflection or emissive technologies may be helpful and what their limitations are.