Woolen Clothes Keep Us Warm In Winter

In the winter we use woollen clothes.

Woolen clothes keep us warm in winter.

Cotton clothes are thin and do not have spaces in their fabrics through which air can be trapped to keep us warm. Because it traps air in the small gaps of woolen cloths and it dosent escape. Wool is a poor conductor of heat. The wool fibres trap the air in between them.

Certified by meritnation expert saumitra deshpande added an answer on 29 5 13 we wear woollen clothes in winter because air is a poor conductor of heat and woollen clothes do not allow the transfer of body heat to the environment and keep us warm. As wool is a very good insulator and a poor conductor of heat woollen clothes keep the body warm and protect it from the cold winds. In summer we wear cotton clothes because cotton clothes does not trap air inside it and heat radiated by body goes out so it is advised to wear woolen clothes in winter was this answer helpful. Because the wool fibers are good at trapping air and air traps heat in winter it traps the heat and does not allow it to escape and thats how the wollen clothes keep us warm in winter.

Thus cotton clothes do not prevent heat coming out of our body. So cotton clothes do not prevent heat coming out of our body. Cotton clothes are thin and do not have space in which air can be trapped. This conversation is already closed by expert.

Also the air trapped between the woollen fibres prevents the flow of heat from the body to the cold surroundings. It also prevents the cold air from coming in contact with the body.