Citation

Meinander H, Hellsten M. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2004; 10(3): 263-269.

Affiliation

SmartWearLab, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. Harriet.Meinander@tut.fi

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15377411

Abstract

One of the objectives of the European SUBZERO project was to study the influence of sweat evaporation and condensation on the heat transmission properties of cold protective clothing. With the sweating thermal manikin Coppelius, water vapour transfer through and water condensation in the clothing can be determined simultaneously with the thermal insulation. In this study, 4 cold protective ensembles, intended for use temperatures between 0 and -50 degrees C, were measured with the dry manikin and at 2 different sweating rates. In addition, the ensembles were measured with non-sweating thermal manikins and in wear trials.

Language: en