Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly designed hybrid cooling
vest for construction workers in alleviating heat stress. Method: Two types of cooling vests …

Construction workers are subjected to heat stress because of the hot environment,
physically demanding tasks, and/or personal protective equipment. A tailor-made cooling …

This paper presents the measurement results of the thermal insulation of the outer shell,
thermal inserts, and clothing systems, as well as a comparative analysis of the thermal …

EFFECTS OF SPORTSWEAR DESIGN ON THERMAL COMFORT Page 1 150 Years of
Innovation and Research in Textile Science AUTEX 2011 Conference – 8 – 10 th June 2011 …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine differences between thermal insulation
calculated by a global and a serial method using a thermal manikin, in comparison with …

There are three methods for calculating thermal insulation of clothing measured with a
thermal manikin, ie the global method, the serial method, and the parallel method. Under the …

The European Standard on sleeping bag requirements (EN 13537: 2002) describes a
procedure to determine environmental temperature limits for safe usage of sleeping bags …

This study develops an add-on local sweating simulation system to upgrade existing dry
thermal manikins to local and sweating thermal manikins. The performance of this system …

Providing detailed analysis of the thermal comfort assessment of clothing as the basis for
developing standards, this book discusses the thermal protective role of clothing as a way of …

In the present research, the thermal properties of the traditional fabric of the Rize city
(Turkey) were investigated. A Feretiko, which is a fabric produced from hemp fibers at …