Comparison of thermal manikins of different body shapes and size

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 683-688

  Kuklane, Kalev ^a   Sandsund, Mariann ^b   Reinertsen, Randi E ^b   Tochihara, Yutaka ^c   Fukazawa, Takako ^c   Holmér, Ingvar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calculation model; Female; Insulation distribution; Male; Manikin; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCULATION; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTATION; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; AIR; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANIKINS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 6344223441     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1116-3     Document Type: Article

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