The potential of personal cooling technologies in reducing air conditioning energy consumption and enhancing human thermal comfort is substantial.This review focuses on recent advancements in hierarchical structure de...The potential of personal cooling technologies in reducing air conditioning energy consumption and enhancing human thermal comfort is substantial.This review focuses on recent advancements in hierarchical structure design for innovative cooling textiles.Beginning with insights into fundamental heat transfer processes between the human body,textile,and the surroundings,we uncover key control mechanisms.Then the advanced hierarchical structure designs enabling effective radiation,sweat evaporation,conduction management,and integration of cold energy sources for realizing effective human body cooling are systematically summarized.Additionally,we explore multifunctional designs beyond cooling,including switchable cooling-heating and sensing.Finally,we engage in discussions on unifying cooling performance tests and additional multiple requirements to make strides toward practical applications.This review is anticipated to be a valuable resource,providing the scientific and industrial communities with a quick grasp of past advancements,current challenges,and future directions in achieving effective human body cooling.展开更多
基金jointly supported by the National Key Research and Development Programme of China(Nos.2022YFA1404704 and 2020YFA0406104)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52372197 and 52002168)+2 种基金Excellent Research Programme of Nanjing University(No.ZYJH005)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.021314380184,021314380208,021314380190,021314380140,and 021314380150)State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies(Wuhan Textile University,No.FZ2022011).
文摘The potential of personal cooling technologies in reducing air conditioning energy consumption and enhancing human thermal comfort is substantial.This review focuses on recent advancements in hierarchical structure design for innovative cooling textiles.Beginning with insights into fundamental heat transfer processes between the human body,textile,and the surroundings,we uncover key control mechanisms.Then the advanced hierarchical structure designs enabling effective radiation,sweat evaporation,conduction management,and integration of cold energy sources for realizing effective human body cooling are systematically summarized.Additionally,we explore multifunctional designs beyond cooling,including switchable cooling-heating and sensing.Finally,we engage in discussions on unifying cooling performance tests and additional multiple requirements to make strides toward practical applications.This review is anticipated to be a valuable resource,providing the scientific and industrial communities with a quick grasp of past advancements,current challenges,and future directions in achieving effective human body cooling.