Effect of posture positions on the evaporative resistance and thermal insulation of clothing

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-313

  Wu, Y S ^a   Fan, J T ^a   Yu, W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Evaporative resistance; Moisture permeability index; Sedentary posture; Supine posture; Sweating fabric manikin; Thermal comfort; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATIVE RESISTANCES; MOISTURE PERMEABILITY INDEX; SEDENTARY POSTURE; SUPINE POSTURE; SWEATING FABRIC MANIKIN;

ERGONOMICS; HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL COMFORT;

THERMAL INSULATION;

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MANIKINS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 79952374359     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.547604     Document Type: Article

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