@article{ref1,
title="Optimal low-cost cooling strategies for infant strollers during hot weather",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2023",
author="Bin Maideen, Mohammad Fauzan and Jay, Ollie and Bongers, Coen and Nanan, Ralph and Smallcombe, James W.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The current study aimed to identity the optimal low-cost stroller cooling strategies for use in hot and moderately humid summer weather. A commercially available stroller was instrumented to assess the key parameters of the thermal environment. The cooling efficacy of eight different stroller configurations was examined in a counterbalanced order across 16 hot summer days (air temperature (T(a)) = 33.3 ± 4.1 °C; relative humidity = 36.7 ± 15%; black globe temperature = 43.9 ± 4.6 °C). Compared with a standard-practice stroller configuration, combining a moist muslin draping with a battery-operated clip-on fan provided optimal in-stroller cooling, reducing the end-trial air temperature by 4.7 °C and the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) by 1.4 °C. In contrast, in-stroller temperatures were substantially increased by draping a dry muslin (T(a) = +2.6˚C; WBGT = +0.9 °C) or flannelette (T(a) = +3.7 °C; WBGT = +1.4 °C) cloth over the stroller carriage. These findings provide empirical evidence which may inform guidance aimed at protecting infants during hot weather.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140139.2023.2172212",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2172212"
}