Comparative evaluation of clothing thermal insulation measured in a thermal manikin and on volunteers

Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Konarska, Maria ^a   Sołtynski, Krzysztof ^a   Sudoł Szopińska, Iwona ^a   Chojnacka, Anna ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Heat balance; Medical protective clothing; Thermal insulation; Thermal manikin

Indexed keywords

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION;

CLIMATIC CHAMBER; CLOTHING THERMAL INSULATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONDITION; DISPOSABLES; HEAT BALANCE; HUMAN SUBJECTS; MEDICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PAPER ANALYSIS; THERMAL MANIKIN;

HEAT LOSSES;

COMFORT; GARMENT PROPERTY; HEAT TRANSFER; MANIKIN; MEASURING; MEDICAL TEXTILE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 34547882731     PISSN: 12303666     EISSN: 23007354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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