A ventilation cooling shirt worn during office work in a hot climate: cool or not?

• Autorzy: Zhao M. , Kuklane K. , Lundgren K. , Gao C. , Wang F.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to identify whether a ventilation cooling shirt was effective in reducing heat strain in a hot climate. Eight female volunteers were exposed to heat (38 °C, 45% relative humidity) for 2 h with simulated office work. In the first hour they were in normal summer clothes (total thermal insulation 0.8 clo); in the second hour a ventilation cooling shirt was worn on top. After the shirt was introduced for 1 h, the skin temperatures at the scapula and the chest were significantly reduced (p < 0.05). The mean skin and core temperatures were not reduced. The subjects felt cooler and more comfortable by wearing the shirt, but the cooling effect was most conspicuous only during the initial 10 min. The cooling efficiency of the ventilation shirt was not very effective under the low physical activity in this hot climate.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ventilation; cooling; heat strain; office work

PL

wentylacja; chłodzenie; ciepło; praca biurowa

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 21, No. 4
• Strony: 457--463
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Zhao M.

• Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China

autor

Kuklane K.

• Lund University, Sweden

autor

Lundgren K.

• Lund University, Sweden

autor

Gao C.

• Lund University, Sweden

autor

Wang F.

• University of Alberta, Canada

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.