Heat balance when wearing protective clothing

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-296

  Havenith, George ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clothing; Heat balance; Insulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL STRESS; VAPORS;

CLOTHING INSULATION; CLOTHING MATERIALS PROPERTIES; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT EXCHANGE PROCESSES; HEAT STRESS; VAPOUR RESISTANCE;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMOREGULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032784974     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00051-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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