Evaluation of clothing heat transfer by dry and sweating manikin measurements

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1237, Issue , 1996, Pages 360-366

  Holmér, Ingvar ^a   Nilsson, Håkan ^a   Meinander, Harriet ^b  

^a Div of Wk and Environ Physiology   (Sweden)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clothing; Evaporative resistance; Insulation; Manikin; Method; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN FORM MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMAL INSULATION;

EVAPORATIVE RESISTANCE; SWEATING MANIKIN;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 0029705792     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14080s     Document Type: Review

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