Textile Graphene Thermal Fiber Core
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current textiles lack effective thermal conduction and heat transfer properties to regulate body temperature efficiently, which limits their ability to enhance bio-activity and human performance, and they do not utilize the high thermal conductivity of graphene.
Innovation Solution
Integration of graphene as a thermal-conducting core within a polymeric sheath in synthetic fibers to create a textile that can absorb and emit heat, allowing for extended thermal energy conduction and improved drying times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional textiles are used, then the textile structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the thermal conduction and heat transfer properties are insufficient to regulate body temperature efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies composite materials by combining graphene with thermally conductive minerals (such as aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, or boron nitride) within a fiber structure. This composite approach enables the textile to achieve superior thermal conduction and heat transfer properties that neither material could provide alone, effectively resolving the contradiction between maintaining simple structure and achieving efficient temperature regulation.
2Temperature
If graphene is utilized to increase thermal conductance, then the thermal conductivity increases significantly, but the integration into textile fibers has not been achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines graphene with thermally conductive minerals to create a composite material that can be integrated into textile fibers. This composite approach makes the material more suitable for textile manufacturing processes while maintaining the high thermal conductivity benefits of graphene, thus resolving the contradiction between achieving high thermal conductivity and ease of integration into fibers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by concentrating thermally conductive materials (graphene and minerals) specifically within the fiber structure where they are needed for thermal regulation, rather than uniformly distributing them throughout the entire textile. This targeted approach enables effective thermal conduction while simplifying the manufacturing process.
3Loss of time
If thermally conductive minerals are added to textiles, then the drying time decreases, but the thermal conduction efficiency is limited compared to graphene
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite material combining graphene with thermally conductive minerals, leveraging the rapid drying capability of minerals while enhancing thermal conduction efficiency through graphene's superior thermal properties. This composite solution simultaneously addresses both the drying time reduction and thermal conduction efficiency improvement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The textile effectively regulates body temperature by conducting thermal energy from the body, sun, or environment, enhancing bio-activity and performance while accelerating evaporation for quicker drying.
Implementation Method 1
The measured thermal conductivity of graphene is in the range of 3000-5000 W/mK at room temperature which is the highest thermally conductive material discovered to date
Implementation Method 2
the fiber will have accelerated evaporation qualities and enhance thermal manipulation for thermal regulation in mammals
Implementation Method 3
absorb thermal energy from the human body, the sun, black body radiation and other heat emissions
Implementation Method 4
allows the greater heat transfer to water molecules absorbed by the textile more effectively... accelerating evaporation for quicker drying
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AI summary
A textile graphene component thermal fiber, or filament yarn, is able to be integrated into a textile, for example performance knits, woven and non-woven garments and linens, in order to conduct absorb or emit heat in order to regulate the body temperature for a user. The textile graphene component thermal fiber is able to absorb thermal energy and optimally conduct the thermal energy for extended periods of time. The textile graphene component thermal fiber includes a quantity of polymers, a first quantity of graphene, and a second quantity of graphene The quantity of polymers and the first quantity of graphene are mixed into a polymeric sheath. The second quantity of graphene and the quantity of thermally conductive substances are mixed into a thermal-conducting core. The polymeric sheath encloses the thermal conducting core in order to form the textile bi-component thermal fiber.