The e-thermal website supports a method to do online simulation, which based on a professional clothing thermal functional CAD system S-smart including pre-processing, computational simulation and post-processing modules. Now the website can be applied mostly in three specialized fields:

Scientific Research
The e-thermal website can help to study the factors and mechanisms that affect the thermal functional performance of clothing, which based on the latest numerical models such as the thermoregulation of human body, the heat and moisture transfer behaviors of clothing material, as well as the dynamical interaction between human, clothing and environment system.

Design
The e-thermal website can aid the iterative decision-making process from the analysis based on 3D virtual prototypes. For designers, clothing design can be based on human factors and sensory evaluation to improve the clothing function and performance.

E-learning Study
Scientific simulation methods are used to facilitate creative learning of concrete images and to enhance memory and understanding. And all opportunities and activities presented via scientific simulation technologies were related to real life learning. From the online simulation, students can develop a better visualized and graphical understanding of clothing thermal functional concepts.