A model of evaporation from the skin while wearing protective clothing

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-193

  Cain, Brad ^a   McLellan, Tom M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Evaporation; Heat storage; Heat strain; Human performance; Protective clothing; Water vapour transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SWEATING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SWEATING; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0032040805     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050073     Document Type: Article

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