A value q_max has been introduced as a measure of predicting cool-and-warm feeling of fabrics by Kawabata et al where the q_max is a peak value of the heat flux which flows out of a copper plate having finite amount of heat into the surface of fabric when the plate touches on the fabric surface.
In this paper, firstly, a theoretical interpretation of the meaning of q_max is presented by means of transient heat conduction analysis of homogeneous body and the characteristics of q_max is interpretated theoretically in relation to the test condition and thermal properties of test specimen.
Secondly, the heat conduction in human skin after that an outer body touches on it is analyzed. And it is concluded that there is a time lag between the time when an outer body touches on skin and the time when cool-and-warm feeling is detected at sensory spot in skin. The time lag agrees with the apparatus' response which was designed for obtaining q_max
These results support the validity of q_max as a good measure of cool-and-warm feeling.

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The effects of various factors on the dye promoting efficacy of nonionic surfactants in the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were studied, and the following results were obtained :
(1) The dye promoting effects of nonionic surfactants are correlated with the values of HLB of agents.
(2) The vapour pressure of dyes are related with the effect of surfactants. The relative efficacy increases with a decrease of the vapour pressure of dyes.
(3) The thickening agents little affect on the dye promoting efficacy.

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In the first part of this series of papers, the elastic mechanisms of deformation in fabrics were discussed and an energy minimisation technique for application to problems in fabric mechanics was described. In the present paper, the objective specification of fabric mechanical performance is considered in relation to the inelastic mechanisms of fabric deformation, namely fibre viscoelastcity and inter-fibre friction.
The objective specification of the mechanical properties of fabrics involves a study of the relationships between the mechanical characteristics which the consumer deems important and those properties which can be objectively measured and analysed on simple testing instruments. The fabric mechanical characteristics which are important in apparel applications are often very subjective properties for which no simple testing procedure is available bacause of the underlying complexity and interaction of the various fundamental mechanisms operating within fabrics. Consequently, the development of quality standards and specifications for the mechanical properties of fabrics in relation to their end-use comprises the collection and computer analysis of extensive fundamental test data on commercial fabrics with a view to the identification of the mechanical test parameters which are of prime importance.

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