The Sweating Guarded Hotplate, or “Skin Model”, is used to produce accurate, repeatable measurements of thermal resistance (Rct) and vapor permeability (Ret) for textiles as per ASTM F1868, ISO 11092, and ASTM D1518.

The iSGHP-8.2 and iSGHP-10.5 systems include hotplate with integral sweating surface, computer controlled variable airflow rates, gravity fed fluid supply system, and ambient temperature and humidity probes

ASTM F1868, ASTM D1518 (OPtion II ) Mesh fabric hood is available for Option I Method, ISO 11092, ISO 13029, GB/T 11048, CEN/TR 16422:2012