There is so much high-tech in the clothing of Winter Olympic athletes

There is so much high-tech in the clothing of Winter Olympic athletes

The "shirts" of the athletes in the 2022 Winter Olympics can be described as a collection of scientists' efforts, and a "shirt" uses many modern high-tech technical means. Technically-rich competition suits have long been used in many competitions, such as speed skating, short track speed skating, alpine skiing, snowmobiles, etc.

Scientists conduct research on air friction resistance of fabrics, wind tunnel tests, etc., to simulate the scene and wind speed of each competition event, and the competition posture of athletes, and explore clothing fabrics of different materials. From its air friction resistance, aerodynamic resistance coefficient and other indicators To judge whether this fabric has a good drag reduction effect.

In addition, scientists found that cutting and splicing are also the key to reducing drag. The direction of the fabric seam is consistent with the direction of the airflow or away from the windward position, which can reduce the folds at the splicing and increase the resistance. Most of the Winter Olympics events are of a collision nature. Like speed skating, the skates are longer than normal skates. Athletes can get injured if they are not careful. Alpine skiing is also full of dangers. Therefore, special attention should be paid to "protection" of sportswear for impact sports.

The competition uniform used in short track speed skating is made of highly elastic cut fabric as a whole. In the newly developed protective clothing for alpine skiing training, a new type of columnar arrayed impact-resistant structure and a new type of energy-absorbing and shock-absorbing material are used. The fabric of this material can effectively slow down the impact and relieve the slaps that athletes receive when they cross the flag gate.

Because the competition is on ice and snow, we have to consider the issue of keeping the athletes warm. The researchers thought about it and found two methods. One is to start with the fabric of the clothes to improve the warmth retention rate of the fibers; the other is to use the active heating technology to convert electrical energy into heat energy, so it is really not a joke to install batteries in athletes' clothes. Before, after, and on a daily basis, our researchers have developed the "fortress" integrated thermal system that attaches batteries to athletes' clothes.

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