Development of thermal models of footwear using finite element analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-281

  Covill, D ^a   Guan, Z W ^b   Bailey, M ^a   Raval, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

finite element; footwear; microclimate; shoe comfort; thermal model

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; FOOTWEAR; MICROCLIMATE; SHOE COMFORT; THERMAL MODEL;

ABAQUS; CLIMATE MODELS; DESIGN; HEAT FLUX; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOE; THERMOREGULATION;

ALGORITHMS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHOES;

EID: 79951647616     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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