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- Wang, Faming, et al.
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Localised boundary air layer and clothing evaporative resistances for individual body segments.
- 2012
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Ingår i: Ergonomics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0014-0139 .- 1366-5847. ; 55:7, s. 799-812
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Evaporative resistance is an important parameter to characterise clothing thermal comfort. However, previous work has focused mainly on either total static or dynamic evaporative resistance. There is a lack of investigation of localised clothing evaporative resistance. The objective of this study was to study localised evaporative resistance using sweating thermal manikins. The individual and interaction effects of air and body movements on localised resultant evaporative resistance were examined in a strict protocol. The boundary air layer's localised evaporative resistance was investigated on nude sweating manikins at three different air velocity levels (0.18, 0.48 and 0.78 m/s) and three different walking speeds (0, 0.96 and 1.17 m/s). Similarly, localised clothing evaporative resistance was measured on sweating manikins at three different air velocities (0.13, 0.48 and 0.70 m/s) and three walking speeds (0, 0.96 and 1.17 m/s). Results showed that the wind speed has distinct effects on local body segments. In contrast, walking speed brought much more effect on the limbs, such as thigh and forearm, than on body torso, such as back and waist. In addition, the combined effect of body and air movement on localised evaporative resistance demonstrated that the walking effect has more influence on the extremities than on the torso. Therefore, localised evaporative resistance values should be provided when reporting test results in order to clearly describe clothing local moisture transfer characteristics. Practitioner Summary: Localised boundary air layer and clothing evaporative resistances are essential data for clothing design and assessment of thermal comfort. A comprehensive understanding of the effects of air and body movement on localised evaporative resistance is also necessary by both textile and apparel researchers and industry.
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- Wang, Faming, et al.
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Validation of the physiological model of sleeping bags defined in EN13537 (2002)
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract in UndeterminedIn this study, we validated comfort and limit temperatures of four sleeping bags with different levels of insulation defined according to EN 13537. Six male subjects and four female subjects underwent totally 20 two-hour exposures in four sleeping bags at four intended testing temperatures: 11.2, 3.8, 2.1 and -9.0 °C. The subjective perceptions and physiological responses of these subjects were reported and analysed. It was found that the EN 13537 defined comfort temperature and limit temperature were underestimated for sleeping bags MA3, HAG and MAM. The predictions are so conservative that further revision may be required to meet the requirements of both manufacturers and consumers. In contrast, for the sleeping bag MA0 with a low level of insulation, the limit temperature defined by EN 13537 was slightly overestimated. Finally, traditional sleeping bags may be required to be redesigned to provide consumers both whole body comfort as well as local thermal comfort at feet/toes or users need to be made aware of the need for their better insulation.
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- Xiaohong, Zhou, et al.
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The thermal insulation difference of clothing ensembles on the dry and perspiration manikins
- 2010
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Ingår i: Measurement Science & Technology. - : IOP Publishing. - 0957-0233 .- 1361-6501. ; 21:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There are about a hundred manikin users around the world. Some of them use the manikin such as 'Walter' and 'Tore' to evaluate the comfort of clothing ensembles according to their thermal insulation and moisture resistance. A 'Walter' manikin is made of water and waterproof breathable fabric 'skin', which simulates the characteristics of human perspiration. So evaporation, condensation or sorption and desorption are always accompanied by heat transfer. A 'Tore' manikin only has dry heat exchange by conduction, radiation and convection from the manikin through clothing ensembles to environments. It is an ideal apparatus to measure the thermal insulation of the clothing ensemble and allows evaluation of thermal comfort. This paper compares thermal insulation measured with dry 'Tore' and sweating 'Walter' manikins. Clothing ensembles consisted of permeable and impermeable clothes. The results showed that the clothes covering the 'Walter' manikin absorbed the moisture evaporated from the manikin. When the moisture transferred through the permeable clothing ensembles, heat of condensation could be neglected. But it was observed that heavy condensation occurred if impermeable clothes were tested on the 'Walter' manikin. This resulted in a thermal insulation difference of clothing ensembles on the dry and perspiration manikins. The thermal insulation obtained from the 'Walter' manikin has to be modified when heavy condensation occurs. The modified equation is obtained in this study.
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- Zhao, Mengmeng, et al.
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A Study on Local Cooling of Garments with Ventilation Fans and Openings Placed at Different Torso Sites
- 2013
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Ingår i: International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0169-8141. ; 43:3, s. 232-237
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract in UndeterminedThe aim of the study was to examine the various design features of ventilatedgarments on cooling performance. Five jackets with small ventilation units andclosable openings were designed. The ventilation units with a flow rate of 12 l/s wereplaced at five different torso sites. They were examined on a sweating thermalmanikin in four clothing opening conditions in a warm environment(Ta=Tmanikin=34 °C, RH=60 %, Va=0.4 m/s). Total torso cooling was increased by 137to 251 %, and clothing total dynamic evaporative resistance was decreased by 43 to69 %. Neither the ventilation location nor the opening design had a significantdifference on total torso cooling. The ventilation location had a significant differenceon localized intra-torso cooling, but not the opening design. When the ventilationunits were placed at the local zone where it was ventilated, that zone underwent thehighest cooling than other local zones. The study indicated that the ventilation unitsshould be placed at the region where it required the most evaporative cooling, e.g.along the spine area and the lower back. The openings could be adjusted (closed oropened) to make comfortable air pressure for the wearers but without makingsignificant difference on the whole torso cooling under this flow rate.
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- Zhao, Mengmeng, et al.
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The torso cooling of vests incorporated with phase change materials: a sweat evaporation perspective
- 2013
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Ingår i: Textile Research Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 0040-5175 .- 1746-7748. ; 83:4, s. 418-425
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cooling vests incorporated with phase change materials (PCMs) add extra insulation and restrict sweat evaporation. It is still unclear how much cooling benefit they can provide. The aim of this study was to investigate the torso cooling of the PCM vests in two hot environments: hot humid (HH, 34C, 75% relative humidity (RH)) and hot dry (HD, 34C, 37% RH). A pre-wetted torso fabric skin was used to simulate torso sweating on a thermal manikin. Three cooling vests incorporated with three melting temperatures (Tm) of PCMs were tested (Tm=21C, Tm=24C and Tm=28C). They were worn under a military ensemble (total thermal insulation 1.60 clo; evaporative resistance 0.0516 kPam2/W), respectively. In a HH environment all the three cooling vests provided effective torso cooling; in a HD environment the cooling benefit was negative. In both environmental conditions, the evaporative cooling was greatly restricted by the cooling vests. The study indicated that when wearing the protective clothing with the relatively low evaporative resistance and when sweat production was high, the cooling vests were effective in a HH environment, but not in a HD environment.
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