Thermal insulation and clothing area factors of typical Arabian Gulf clothing ensembles for males and females: Measurements using thermal manikins

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-414

  Al ajmi, F F ^a   Loveday, D L ^b   Bedwell, K H ^b   Havenith, G ^b  

^a Educational Shuwaikh   (Kuwait)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clothing area factor; Clothing thermal insulation; Islamic dress; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL INSULATION;

CLOTHING AREA FACTOR; CLOTHING THERMAL INSULATION; REGRESSION EQUATION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WINTER;

EID: 38349058115     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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