scholarly journals A Study on the Development of an Infant-sized Movable Sweating Thermal Manikin

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
In-Hyeng Kang ◽  
Teruko Tamura
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

Evaluation of Protective Ensemble Thermal Characteristics Through Sweating Hot Plate, Sweating Thermal Manikin, and Human Tests

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hyun Kim ◽  
Jeffery B. Powell ◽  
Raymond J. Roberge ◽  
Angie Shepherd ◽  
Aitor Coca
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Hot Plate ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

scholarly journals A Model of Sweating Thermal Manikin

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiko Dozen ◽  
Yoshio Aratani ◽  
Toshitada Saitoh ◽  
Kazuyoshi Tsuchida ◽  
Kazuto Harada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

Baseline Evaluation With a Sweating Thermal Manikin of Personal Protective Ensembles Recommended for Use in West Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aitor Coca ◽  
Travis DiLeo ◽  
Jung-Hyun Kim ◽  
Raymond Roberge ◽  
Ronald Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Core Temperature ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

AbstractObjectiveExperience with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) ensembles by health care workers responding to the Ebola outbreak in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa has prompted reports of significant issues with heat stress that has resulted in shortened work periods.MethodsA sweating thermal manikin was used to ascertain the time to achievement of a critical core temperature of 39°C while wearing 4 different PPE ensembles similar to those recommended by the World Health Organization and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) at 2 different ambient conditions (32°C/92% relative humidity and 26°C/80% relative humidity) compared with a control ensemble.ResultsPPE ensembles that utilized coveralls with moderate to high degrees of impermeability attained the critical core temperature in significantly shorter times than did other ensembles. Encapsulation of the head and neck region resulted in higher model-predicted subjective impressions of heat sensation.ConclusionsTo maximize work capacity and to protect health care workers in the challenging ambient conditions of West Africa, consideration should be given to adjustment of work and rest schedules, improvement of PPE (e.g., using less impermeable and more breathable fabrics that provide the same protection), and the possible use of cooling devices worn simultaneously with PPE. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:536–542)

scholarly journals MEASUREMENT OF LOCAL EVAPORATIVE RESISTANCE OF TYPICAL CLOTHING ENSEMBLE USING A SWEATING THERMAL MANIKIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (761) ◽  
pp. 653-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihisa NOMOTO ◽  
Yoshito TAKAHASHI ◽  
Shu YODA ◽  
Masayuki OGATA ◽  
Shin-ichi TANABE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Evaporative Resistance ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

scholarly journals Characterization of the thermophysiological comfort of duvets in consideration of the bed cave

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Bianca Wölfling ◽  
Edith Classen
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Filling Materials ◽  
Animal Hair ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
The Moment ◽  
3D Scans ◽  
Sweating Thermal Manikin

Sleep is a fundamental need for humans. On average 1/3 of the lifetime is spent in bed. Important for a healthy sleep is the duvet. This should have sufficient heat insulation and should ensure a dry bed climate at the same time. The thermophysiological comfort of classic duvets can be rated via skin model and thermal manikin. The simultaneous detection of dry and moist heat flux of duvets is at the moment not possible. The lecture presents results of the German funded project AiF 19522 N “Bed Cave and Comfort”. Within the project the interaction of thermophysiological comfort during sleeping and the bed cave was investigated. Duvets with different filling materials (down and feathers, polyester, animal hair as well as new developments) were examined according the classical, thermophysiological evaluation method for sleep comfort. Furthermore, a new evaluation method for duvets with the sweating, thermal manikin Sherlock (Newton type, Thermetrics) was developed. During the measurement, a realistic sleep situation can be reconstructed with the sweating, thermal manikin. Additionally, a method for recording and quantifying of the bed cave via 3D scanning was established. By generating cross-sections from 3D scans, it was possible for the first time to visualize and measure the bed cave as layer between a human and the duvet. All measured data were validated by monitored sleep test within a climatic chamber.

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