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Methods for handwear, footwear and headgear evaluation

Author

  • Kalev Kuklane
  • Håkan Nilsson
  • Ingvar Holmér
  • Xiaoxiong Liu

Editor

  • Håkan Nilsson
  • Ingvar Holmér

Summary, in English

1. General principles (Qm=Pm/Am; Itr=(Tm-Ta)/Qm; possible to make measurements at constant surface temperature or heatloss, in all examples surface temperature was kept constant).

2. Handwear

2.1 Ten (10) zones; standard (EN 511)

2.2 Setup

2.3 Example from results

3. Headgear

3.1 Six (6) zones

3.2 Setup & conditions (Ta, wetting, wind & humidity)

3.3 Example from results

4. Footwear

4.1 Eight (8) zones & 3 sweat glands, size 41.

4.2 Setup & conditions (standing on a copper-zinc alloy plate in a climatic chamber).

4.3 Example from results (total values for zones up to ankle).

Publishing year

1997

Language

English

Pages

23-29

Publication/Series

Arbetslivsrapport

Issue

1997:9

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Department of Ergonomics, Arbetslivsinstitutet, Solna, Sweden

Topic

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Conference name

A European seminar on Thermal Manikin Testing

Conference date

1997-02-12

Conference place

Arbetslivsinstitutet, Solna, Sweden

Status

Published

Research group

  • Thermal Environment Laboratory

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1401-2928