Assessment of the Thermal Insulation of the Air Layer with a Movable Thermal Manikin

Oliveira A. V. M., Gaspar A. R., Quintela D. A.
heat transfer, manikin, testing chamber
Year:
2004
Bibliographic info:
RoomVent 2004, 9th international conference in University of Coimbra - Portugal, 5-8th september 2004, pp 7, 8 Fig., 1 Tab., 21 Ref.

The assessment of the overall thermal insulation of the air shear layer surrounding a nude humanoid shape, as affected by different step rates, is the main objective of the present study. Step rateswere controlled at 0, 20, 30 and 45 steps/min. The measurements were carried out in a climate chamber with an articulated thermal manikin of the Pernille type with 16 body segments. In addition, the convective heat transfer coefficients for the 16 segments and for the whole body were determined for each step rate.

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