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A theoretical study of a personal cooling garment that utilizes natural evaporation.

Author(s) : PEREZ S. E., TOOKER B. J., NUNEZ R.

Summary

A personal cooling garment composed of a cold surface separated from the skin by an air gap is studied and compared to conduction garments. The authors find that the proposed garment is superior to nonregulatable conduction garments in that it remains effective over a much wider range of steady-state operating conditions. The increased range is due to the use of the body's ability to regulate temperature by sweating - a mechanism that is bypassed in conduction cooling.

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  • Original title: A theoretical study of a personal cooling garment that utilizes natural evaporation.
  • Record ID : 1995-2478
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: Heat pumps in cold climates. Proceedings of the second international technical conference.
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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