Thermal comfort and sensation in men wearing a cooling system controlled by skin temperature

Human Factors

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1033-1044

  Vernieuw, Carrie R ^a   Stephenson, Lou A ^a   Kolka, Margaret A ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SKIN; THERMAL COMFORT;

CONSTANT COOLING (CC); COOLING GARMENTS; MICROCLIMATE COOLING TESTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL SENSATION;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 36749059999     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872007X249893     Document Type: Article

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