Determination of heat loss from the feet and insulation of the footwear

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-476

  Kuklane, Kalev ^a,b   Afanasieva, Rallema ^c   Burmistrova, Olga ^c   Bessonova, Nina ^c   Holmér, Ingvar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Foot; Footwear; Heat loss; Skin temperature; Thermal foot model; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033255779     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.1999.11076432     Document Type: Article

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