Karl-Heinz Umbach

Karl-Heinz Umbach

Karl-Heinz Umbach (born October 18, 1944 in Stetten, Remstal , Germany) is a German physicist and researcher specializing in clothing physiology .

Life

Karl-Heinz Umbach obtained his diploma in physics from the University of Stuttgart in 1971 . From 1971 to 1976 he was a research assistant at the 2nd Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart. In 1975 he received his PhD in solid state physics. From 1976 he worked at the Hohenstein Institute. In 1995 he was adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, USA, and in 1997 honorary professor at the University of Kassel. From 1976 to September 2009 he was director of the Department of Clothing Physiology at the Hohenstein Institute and from 1995 to September 2009 deputy. Head of the Clothing Physiological Institute Hohenstein eV

In the course of his 33-year research career (1976–2009) at the Textile Research Center Hohenstein Institute, he refined and supplemented the existing clothing physiological measuring devices, such as B. the Hohenstein skin model and the thermal articulated doll Charlie , a model for human thermoregulation. He developed new devices and measurement methods as well as biophysical calculation models with the help of which the wearing comfort and the physiological function of textiles and clothing can be objectively assessed and optimized under laboratory conditions.

With numerous lectures and more than 200 publications as well as teaching assignments at the Universities of Stuttgart (D), Kassel (D) and at the NC State University (USA), Karl-Heinz Umbach established the teaching of the systematic construction of functional clothing in the scientific world. From 1982 to 2009 he worked as chairman of 6 and an employee in 15 national and international standards committees (e.g. for protective clothing).

Areas of activity

• Clothing physiology
• Body-climate-clothing interaction
• Textiles and clothing are comfortable to wear
• functional sports, work and protective clothing
• climatic seating comfort of car seats and upholstered furniture
• Sleeping comfort

Publications

• Influence of the textile finish on the physiological wearing properties and comfort of clothing. Hohenstein Research Report, May (1988)
• Workwear made from mixed fabrics with good wearing comfort . In: Melliand Textilberichte 69 (1988), pp. 685-692
• Changes in the wearing comfort of clothing due to use and care influences . In: Melliand Textilberichte 70 (1989), pp. 492–498
• Garment Physiology and Fiber Properties . In: Chemical fibers / textile industry 39/91 (1989), p. 1237
• Clothing physiological requirements for cleanroom clothing . Lecture at the Techtextil Symposium, Frankfurt am Main 1990
• Clothing physiological requirements for cleanroom clothing . In: Reinraumtechnik 4, issue 3 (1990), pp. 8-12
• Wear comfort of clothing combinations . In: Clothing and Linen 24 (1991), pp. 10-16
• Physiological aspects of clothing for the development of sportswear . In: Wirkerei- und Strickereitechnik 43 (1993), pp. 108-114
• Moisture transport and comfort in microfiber textiles . In: Melliand Textilberichte 74 (1993), pp. 174-178
• Comparison of the wearing comfort of protective clothing made of cotton and blended fabrics in hospitals . In: Hohensteiner Laundry Information No. 83 (1997)
• Physiological seating comfort in a car . In: Kettenwir-Praxis 34, Heft 1 (2000), pp. 34-40
• The physiological function of clothing . In: Petra Knecht: Functional textiles . Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-87150-833-0 , pp. 43–56
• Evaluation system for the physiological sleeping comfort of duvets . In: Hohensteiner Report 59 (2003), p. 41
• Product labeling "Wear Comfort" at the point of sale . In: Melliand Textile Reports 85 10 (2004), pp. 802–805
• Product label "wearing comfort" at the point of sale . In: Lenzinger Reports 85 (2006), pp. 9–16
• Clothing physiological research at the Hohenstein Institute - 60 years in the service of wearing comfort . Special edition No. 63 Hohenstein Institute (2007)

Web links

• Rose-Marie Riedl: 33 years in the service of wearing comfort. November 2, 2009 . 
• Hohenstein Group (Ed.): RESEARCH & INNOVATION. Clothing physiological research in the service of wearing comfort. 2009.