Utilisation of an infant sweating thermal manikin to determine clo values for infant clothing: a comparison of predictive formulas

Golden, Joshua; Brown, Tanner; Domina, Tanya; Wroblewski, Susanne; Kumphai, Pimpawan

doi:10.1080/17543266.2021.1929509

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“…For instance, a baby manikin with thermoregulation was developed at Bunka Women's University to determine comfort [302]. Golden et al [303] worked with an infant-sized manikin to create a predictive formula for clothing insulation. The study found that clothing thermal insulation can be predicted from the garment weight and ratio of the body surface area covered by clothing and nude (BSAC).…”

Section: Thermal Sweating Manikinsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clothing Thermophysiological Comfort: A Textile Science Perspective

Islam,

Golovin,

Dolez

2023

Textiles

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Thermophysiological comfort is a crucial aspect of human life, contributing to health and work performance. The current paper aims to enhance the understanding of current research, progress, and remaining challenges regarding clothing thermophysiological comfort from a textile science perspective. It provides a comprehensive review of several facets of clothing thermophysiological comfort, focusing on the history of thermophysiological comfort prediction models, heat and moisture transfer mechanisms in the skin–clothing–environment system, controlling factors of thermophysiological comfort, textile materials for superior thermophysiological comfort, and thermal comfort assessment techniques. The paper shows that previously developed thermophysiological comfort models were mainly based on the human thermoregulation process. However, the effect of the air gap size between the human skin and the cloth layer, i.e., the microclimate, on the heat and moisture transfer in the skin–clothing–environment system has been largely overlooked. In addition, thermophysiological comfort models of skin–clothing–environment systems generally only considered dry thermal resistance and evaporative resistance, yet many other fabric properties have effects on human thermophysiological comfort. Potential future directions are identified to fill some of the current gaps. A conceptual model of clothing comfort to contribute to a better understanding of thermophysiological comfort is also proposed.

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Section: Thermal Sweating Manikinsmentioning

confidence: 99%