The torso cooling of vests incorporated with phase change materials: A sweat evaporation perspective

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-425

  Zhao, Mengmeng ^a   Gao, Chuansi ^b   Wang, Faming ^b,c   Kuklane, Kalev ^b   Holmér, Ingvar ^b   li, Jun ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cooling; evaporation; phase change material; protective clothing

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; GARMENT INDUSTRY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL INSULATION; THULIUM;

COOLING VESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EVAPORATIVE RESISTANCES; HOT ENVIRONMENTS; SWEAT EVAPORATIONS; THERMAL MANIKIN;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

EID: 84874155722     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512460294     Document Type: Article

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