@article{ref1,
title="Climate under impermeable protective clothing",
journal="International journal of industrial ergonomics",
year="2000",
author="Bishop, P. and Gu, Deqiang and Clapp, A",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="233-238",
abstract="The actual microenvironmental wet bulb and dry bulb conditions were measured with a remote sensor under impermeable encapsulating protective clothing (EPC) at two sites (shoulder and waist). Subjects (n=16) worked for 30 min followed by 30 min rest up to 4 h at 350 W in three different ambient environments, 18.2[deg]C, 22.3[deg]C and 26.9[deg]C WBGT. The mean (+/-S.D.) of the microenvironment for each of the three macro-environments was 27.9 (+/-1.6)[deg]C, 30.3 (+/-1.6)[deg]C, and 32.6 (+/-1.5)[deg]C WBGT, respectively, yielding clothing adjustments of about 9.7[deg]C, 8.0[deg]C and 5.7[deg]C WBGT. Significant differences (pRelevance to industryAn accurate estimation of environmental heat stress under protective clothing is needed. Presented is a practical method for laboratory and field estimations of potential heat strain under protective clothing.<p />",
language="",
issn="0169-8141",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}