Determination of the cooling capacity for body ventilation system

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3155-3160

  Xu, Xiaojiang ^a   Gonzalez, Julio ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling efficiency; Heat strain; Manikin; Microclimate cooling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLD; HEAT; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MANIKINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING;

EID: 84855655874     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1941-0     Document Type: Article

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