Thermal insulation and thermal contact properties of upholstered furniture in wet state

Sa？etak Contemporary furniture ought to provide high level of sensorial and thermal comfort to its users, both in dry state and after partial wetting due to increased air humidity and sweating of the seated person. This paper aims to experimentally determine thermal resistance, thermal conductivity and thermal contact feeling (thermal absorptivity) of 10 cowhide and 5 artificial leather samples used for upholstered furniture. The measurements involve samples in both dry and wet state. It was found that the increased relative moisture of the samples caused their thermal resistance to decrease rapidly, intensifying the feeling of coolness