Regional microclimate humidity of clothing during light work as a result of the interaction between local sweat production and ventilation

International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Ueda, Hiroyuki ^a   Inoue, Yoshimitsu ^b   Matsudaira, Mitsuo ^c   Araki, Tsutomu ^d   Havenith, George ^e  

^a Osaka Shin ai College   (Japan)

^b OSAKA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HYOGO UNIVERSITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION   (Japan)

^e LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air; Clothing; Humidity; Thermal testing

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING; CLOTHING MICROCLIMATES; COMFORT SENSATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; MICROCLIMATE TEMPERATURE; MOISTURE CONCENTRATION; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THERMAL TESTING;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MATERIALS SCIENCE;

VENTILATION;

AIR; COMFORT; GARMENT; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; TESTING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33745197300     PISSN: 09556222     EISSN: 17585953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09556220610668473     Document Type: Article

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