A quasi-physical model for predicting the thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance of clothing

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 577-590

  Qian, Xiaoming ^a,b   Fan, Jintu ^b  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clothing physical characteristics; Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer; Moisture vapour resistance; Prediction model; Thermal insulation; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR; FORECASTING; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; RADIATION EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PREDICTION MODEL; PREDICTION PARAMETERS; QUASI-PHYSICAL MODEL; WIND PENETRATION;

THERMAL INSULATION;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONDUCTANCE; DIFFUSION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS; MOISTURE; PERMEABILITY; PREDICTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR; WIND;

EID: 64449085579     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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