Effects of metabolic rate and ambient vapour pressure on heat strain in protective clothing

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 518-527

  McLellan, T M ^a,b   Pope, J I ^a   Cain, J B ^a   Dieting, S S ^a,b  

^a DEF AND CIV INST OF ENVIRON MED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat storage; Mean skin temperature; Partitional calorimetry; Rectal temperature; Skin vapour pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; EXERCISE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0029800721     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02376767     Document Type: Article

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