Modelling fire-fighter responses to exercise and asymmetric infrared radiation using a dynamic multi-mode model of human physiology and results from the Sweating Agile thermal Manikin

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 649-653

  Richards, Mark G M ^a   Fiala, D ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperatures; Simulation; Sweating; Thermal manikin; Wear trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REST; SIMULATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEAT GLAND; SWEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION; WALKING; WORK;

CLOTHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRES; HEAT; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MANIKINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEAT; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 6344254974     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1115-4     Document Type: Article

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