7. Glossary

Perméabilité à l'air; air permeability

Ability of a textile material to allow air to pass through it.

Permeabilimètre à air; air permeability tester

Device for measuring air permeability.

Fabric; fabric

Article made from woven, knitted or non-woven textile materials.

Porosity

Free space between the threads of a fabric.

CFD (computational fluid dynamics)

Numerical simulation in fluid mechanics to validate and optimize a product or process involving fluid movement.

Confort; comfort

Well-being, ease, psychological, intellectual and moral tranquility achieved by rejecting all preoccupations.

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