Graduation Semester and Year

2016

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

First Advisor

Cheng Luo

Abstract

In this work, a functional mesh is developed to transport liquid drops from one side of the mesh to the other. A theoretical model is established, which has been used to obtain three design criteria. Based on these design criteria, functional meshes have been generated and tested with commercially available sponge attached to the mesh. Finally, such a mesh is demonstrated to be effective to remove sweat from human skin. As an application of this research, the concept of this functional mesh solves existing problems with a sport wear. The current sport wear is capable of absorbing sweat, but not transporting it away from the skin. This concept can also be used at the surface of contact of prosthetic parts and body parts. i.e. Joints at artificial arm or artificial legs, as mesh can transfer sweat from the skin to the outer surface of a sport wear or joint of prosthetic part, keeping the interface between the wear and skin dry.

Keywords

Functional mesh, Sweat remover, Sweat

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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