The main objective of this work is the establishment of useful guide lines for secure fighting
of high intensity fires, namely the determination of the influence of the personal protective …

This paper presents an algorithm that calculates the radiative view factors based on Stokes'
theorem. The authors propose a formulation where the original surfaces are divided into a …

The present work is dedicated to the assessment of the cold thermal strain of human beings
working within freezing chambers. To obtain the present results, both field measurements …

Hazardous fuel reduction treatments are important for both the mitigation of wildland fire risk
and the support of suppression efforts. In the United States, significant financial resources …

The purpose of this work is the development and the validation of an accurate computer
program for modeling of the thermal, the respiratory and the cardiovascular responses of a …

Since experiments on the actual operational status are said to be very impractical because
of their economic and repeatability problems, it is difficult to understand the thermal profiles …

Firefighting requires hard work in very hot environments that often lead to a continuous
increase of the heat stored in the human body, promoting heat stress and heat-related …

Existem várias atividades que expõem o corpo humano a níveis de exposição ao calor
muito elevados (indústria, militares, desportistas, bombeiros, etc.). Esta exposição pode …

Os programas de simulação do comportamento termofisiológico do corpo humano têm
ganho uma enorme importância na nossa sociedade ao longo dos tempos, em particular …

This paper presents a method of evaluating the radiative heat exchanges between the
human body and surrounding surfaces. With the purpose to predict the detailed view factors …