| Document ID (ISN) | 34272 |
| CIS number |
80-1708 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Elnäs S., Holmér I. |
| Title |
Physical research on clothing - 2. A new method for determining water-vapour permeability |
| Original title |
Beklädnadsfysiologiska undersökningar - 2. Ny metod för bestämning av beklädnadens ångmotstånd [in Swedish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Undersökningsrapport 1980:6, Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1980. 19p. Illus. 15 ref. Gratis (1 free copy only). |
| Abstract |
Description of a method developed to determine water-vapour permeability, which is closely related to sweat evaporation. Calculation of resistance to this permeability is based on the relation between the water-vapour pressure gradient through the clothing and the heat flow carried by the water vapour from the skin to the ambient air. The heat flow is measured in a climate chamber by weighing (precision 0.1g/min) a subject performing an exercise test. A new method based on measurement of the partial pressure of the oxygen in the air is used to measure the water-vapour pressure gradient.. The air at the skin surface is sampled in an O2 analyser. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational physiology; air permeability; work clothing; sweat secretion during effort |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
thermal comfort; description of technique; climate chamber studies; exercise tests |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
Protective clothing
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