Comparison of two tracer gas dilution methods for the determination of clothing ventilation and of vapour resistance

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-558

  Havenith, George ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Hatcher, Kent ^b   Daanen, Hein ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clothing microclimate volume; Clothing ventilation; Tracer gas; Vapour resistance

Indexed keywords

AIR MOVEMENT; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CALIBRATION VALUES; CLIMATIC STRESS; CLOTHING MICROCLIMATE VOLUME; CLOTHING MICROCLIMATES; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; DIFFUSIVITIES; FORCED VENTILATION; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT APPARATUS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SKIN SURFACES; TIME CONSTANTS; TRACER GAS; UPPER LIMITS; WATER VAPOUR; WEAK POINTS; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

ERROR CORRECTION; GASES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

VENTILATION;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; GAS; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THERMOREGULATION;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOTHING; GASES; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VENTILATION; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 77950906089     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903528152     Document Type: Article

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