Assessment of body mapping sportswear using a manikin operated in constant temperature mode and thermoregulatory model control mode

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1673-1682

  Wang, Faming ^a,b   Del Ferraro, Simona ^c   Molinaro, Vincenzo ^c   Morrissey, Matthew ^a   Rossi, René ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Monteporzio Catone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mapping; Local thermal comfort; Sportswear; Sweating patterns; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY SURFACE; CLOTHING; COTTON; HUMIDITY; MICROCLIMATE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLOTHING; COTTON FIBER; HUMIDITY; MANIKINS; MICROCLIMATE; POLYESTERS; POLYURETHANES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; WOOL;

EID: 84927172403     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0774-4     Document Type: Article

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