Clothing evaporative heat resistance - Proposal for improved representation in standards and models

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-346

  Havenith, G ^a   Holmer I ^b   Den Hartog, E A ^c   Parsons, K C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clothing resistance; Heat transfer; International standards; Vapour transfer

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; STANDARDS; VAPORS; WIND EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC CLOTHING VAPOUR RESISTANCE; EVAPORATIVE HEAT LOSS; STATIC CLOTHING HEAT RESISTANCE; THERMAL BALANCE; THERMAL COMFORT; VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; SWEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR;

EID: 0032774708     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00052-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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