Evaluation of two cooling devices for construction workers by a thermal manikin

Abstract Two kinds of wearable cooling devices were evaluated for their cooling effect by a thermal manikin. All measurements were conducted in a climatic chamber. The cooling fans worked almost 3 h. Their cooling effect was large at the head and had little effects on other parts of the manikin. The...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiro Miura, Kenji Takagi, Kenji Ikematsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Fashion and Textiles
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40691-017-0108-y