Change in contact temperature of finger touching on cold surfaces

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 387-391

  Geng, Qiuqing ^a,b   Holmér, Ingvar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold surface; Contact temperature; Finger protection; Limit value

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; DATA REDUCTION; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES;

ERGONOMICS;

ALUMINUM; LEAD; NYLON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD INJURY; COOLING; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAFETY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TOUCH; WOOD;

EID: 0035026734     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(01)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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