Laboratory assessment of cold weather clothing

Textiles for Cold Weather Apparel

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 217-243

  Havenith, G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CLIMATIC CHAMBER; COLD-WEATHER CLOTHING; LABORATORY ASSESSMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MOISTURE ABSORPTION PROPERTY; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; THERMAL MANIKIN; WATERPROOFNESS;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84891679036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845697174.2.217     Document Type: Chapter

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