The skin's role in human thermoregulation and comfort

Thermal and Moisture Transport in Fibrous Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 560-602

  Arens, Edward ^a   Hui, Zhang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION;

HUMAN THERMOREGULATION;

MATERIALS;

EID: 51049116083     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845692261.3.560     Document Type: Chapter

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