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INTERNATIONAL Is0
STANDARD 9237
First edition
1995-06-I 5

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Reference number
IS0 9237:1995(E)
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IS0 9237:1995(E)

Foreword
IS0 (the lnternational Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (IS0 member bodies). The work
of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IS0
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for
which a technical committee has been established has the right to be
represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. IS0
collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
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International Standard IS0 9237 was prepared by Technical Committee

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Annexes A and B of this International Standard are for information only.

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0 IS0 1995
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, Including photocopying and
microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 0 IS0 IS0 9237:1995(E)

Textiles - Determination of the permeability of

fabrics to air

1 Scope 4 Principle

This International Standard describes a method for The rate of flow of air passing perpendicularly through
measuring the permeability of fabrics to air and is ap- a given area of fabric is measured at a given pressure
plicable to most types of fabrics, including industrial difference across the fabric test area over a given
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made-up textile articles that are permeable to air.

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2 Normative references
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Select samples either in accordance with the pro-

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cedure laid down in the material specification for the

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The following standards contain provisions which,

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fabric, or as agreed between the interested parties.

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through reference in this text, constitute provisions

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of this International Standard. At the time of publi-

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cation, the editions indicated were valid. All standards of sampling given in annex B.
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6 Atmospheres for conditioning and

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cent editions of the standards indicated below. testing

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Members of IEC and IS0 maintain registers of cur-

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rently valid International Standards. The atmospheres for preconditioning, conditioning

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and testing shall be as specified in IS0 139.

IS0 48: 1994, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic -
Determination of hardness (hardness between IO 7 Apparatus
IRHD and 100 IRHD).
Metrological confirmation of the test apparatus shall
ISO 139: 1973, Textiles - Standard atmospheres for be carried out in accordance with IS0 10012-I.
conditioning and testing.
7.1 Circular specimen holder, with an orifice al-
IS0 10012-I : 1992, Quality assurance requirements lowina the test to be carried out on an area of
for measuring equipment - Part 7: Metrological 5 cm*: 20 cm*, 50 cm* or 100 cm*.
confirmation system for measuring equipment.
The tolerance on the test area shall not exceed
-+ 0,5 %.
3 Definition
NOTE 1 Adequate support of the test specimen, particu-
For the purposes of this International Standard, the larly for large test surfaces, is recommended.
following definition applies
7.2 Means for clamping, to secure the specimen
3.1 air permeability: Velocity of an air flow passing without distortion.
perpendicularly through a test specimen under speci-
fied conditions of test area, pressure drop and time. NOTE 2 Care should be taken to prevent leakage of air

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around the edges of th e test specime n. Alternatively the Mount the test specimen in the circular specimen
leakage may be m easur .ed separately a nd subtracted f rom holder (7.1) with sufficient tension to eliminate wrin-
the test results. kles, if any, taking care that the fabric is not distorted
in its own plane. Avoid seivedges and areas with
7.3 Guard ring device, to prevent leakage, for op- creases or folded places. For fabrics for which the air
tionai use in conjunction with the clamping means permeability may be different between the two faces
(72, (see A.2.1). of the fabric, specify in the test report [see 11 a) 2)]
which face was tested. Clamp specimens coated on
7.4 Pressure gauge or manometer, connected to one side with the coating towards the lower pressure
the test head to indicate a pressure drop across the side to prevent air leakage.
specimen test area of 50 Pa, 100 Pa, 200 Pa or
Start the suction fan or other means(7.5) to force the
500 Pa, with an accuracy of at least 2 %.
air through the test specimen and adjust the flow of
air gradually till a pressure drop, as recommended
7.5 Means for drawing a steady flow of air at above, is achieved across the test area of the fabric.
controlled temperature and humidity through the Record the air flow (see 7.6) after at least 1 min or
specimen holder and for adjusting the fiowrate to until steady conditions are achieved.
produce a pressure drop across the specimen of be-
tween 50 Pa and 500 Pa. NOTE 6 Some devices, e.g. volumetric counters, may
need a volume of air flow of about 10 dm3 to assure the
required accuracy.
7.6 Flowmeter, volumetric counter or measuring
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conditions 10.2 Calculate the air permeability, R, expressed in

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Recommended conditions for the test are: where

test surface area: 20 cm*; 4V is the arithmetic mean fiowrate of air, in

cubic decimetres per minute (iitres per
pressure drop: 100 Pa for apparel fabrics; minute);

A is the area of fabric under test, in square

pressure drop: 200 Pa for industrial fabrics.
centimetres;
In cases where these pressure drops cannot be
167 is the conversion factor from cubic
achieved or are not appropriate, an alternative pres-
decimetres (or iitres) per minute per
sure drop of 50 Pa or 500 Pa may be used and/or an
square centimetre to miiiimetres per sec-
alternative test area of 5 cm*, 50 cm* or 100 cm* may
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be chosen, if agreed between the interested parties.

NOTE 4 For comparison of results it is recommended to 10.3 For open fabrics and nonwovens, the air per-
perform th e test with the same test area a nd pressure drop. meability R may be expressed in metres per second
using the equation
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R = A x 0,167
NOTE 5 Advice on checking calibration and conducting
the test is given in annex A. where qv and A are as defined in 10.2.

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10.4 Express the 95 % confidence interval in the 3) test surface area used, in square centimetres;
units specified in 10.2 or 10.3, rounding the result R
to 2 % of the value obtained in 10.2 or 10.3. 4) pressure drop used, in pascais;

5) number of specimens tested;

11 Test report
6) the conditioning and testing atmospheres
The test report shall include the following information: used;
a) general information: 7) any deviation from the procedure specified.
1) the number and year of publication of this b) test results:
international Standard, i.e. IS0 9237:1995,
and the date of test; mean air permeability R, in miiiimetres per
second or metres per second, as applicable;
2) ail information necessary for complete identi-
fication of the sample tested and, if required, coefficient of variation, in percent;
indication of the direction of air flow through
the fabric; 95 % confidence interval, in miiiimetres per
second or metres per second, as applicable.
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