Personal Cooling Garments: A Review. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 Thermal comfort is of critical importance to people during hot weather or harsh working conditions to reduce heat stress. Therefore, personal cooling garments (PCGs) is a promising technology that provides a sustainable solution to provide direct thermal
Ren S, Han M, Fang J.
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An Evaluation of Personal Cooling Systems for Reducing Thermal Strain Whilst Working in Chemical/Biological Protective Clothing. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2019 © 2019 The Authors. Published by Frontiers Media. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019 ...
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Thermophysiological and Perceptual Responses of Amateur Healthcare Workers: Impacts of Ambient Condition, Inner-Garment Insulation and Personal Cooling Strategy. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 While personal protective equipment (PPE) protects healthcare workers from viruses, it also increases the risk of heat stress. In this study, the effects of environmental heat stress, the insulation of the PPE inner-garment layer, and the personal ...
Zhao Y, Su M, Meng X, Liu J, Wang F.
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Analysis of Efficiency of Thermoelectric Personal Cooling System Based on Utility Tests. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 Thermoelectric modules can find practical application in clothing with a cooling function. A personal cooling system using Peltier modules integrated with clothing was developed and tested with the participation of a person.
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Energies, 2023 Thermoelectric (TE) technology is promising for reducing thermal discomfort of workers during their routine professional activities. In this manuscript, a preliminary evaluation of a newly developed personal cooling system (PCS) with flexible TE modules ...
Anna Dąbrowska +3 more
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Impact of Personal Cooling on Performance, Comfort and Heat Strain of Healthcare Workers in PPE, a Study From West Africa. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2021 Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential component of safely treating suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 patients. PPE acts as a barrier to heat loss, therefore increasing the risk of thermal strain which may impact on cognitive ...
Bonell A +7 more
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Methods for personal cooling in hot environment used in clothing and wearables [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The use of an efficient personal cooling system in hot environments is becoming increasingly popular, as the increased air temperature provokes thermophysiological discomfort, heat stress, reduced productivity and could lead to several health issues ...
Vasilev Atanas +2 more
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Cool future fashion: Personal cooling as part of social adaptation to hotter climates. [PDF]
Temperature (Austin), 2019 “Deadly heat waves: it’s only getting worse”, a headline from this summer, succinctly summarizes recent weather and predictions on its future patterns.
Rykaczewski K.
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Applied SciencesIntense physical activity and high ambient temperature cause construction workers to be exposed to an increased risk of overheating, especially in the summer season.
Anna Dąbrowska +4 more
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Integrated cooling (i-Cool) textile of heat conduction and sweat transportation for personal perspiration management [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 To efficiently unlock the cooling power of sweat for human body remains a great challenge for next-generation textiles. Here the authors report an integrated cooling (i-Cool) textile showing high evaporation ability and sweat evaporation cooling ...
Yucan Peng +17 more
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