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Informationen zum Autor Professor Faming Wang is the head of the Laboratory for Clothing Physiology and Ergonomics (LCPE) at Soochow University, China. He is also the author of over 85 publications and an editorial member of the Journal of Ergonomics and Industria Textila Associate Professor Chuansi Gao works at the Thermal Environment Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden, and has published widely on protective clothing. This book reviews key types of protective clothing, technologies for heating and cooling and, finally, modeling aspects of thermal stress and strain. Zusammenfassung This book reviews key types of protective clothing! technologies for heating and cooling and! finally! modeling aspects of thermal stress and strain. Part 1 Types of protective clothing and their requirements: Types of cold protective clothing; Cold water immersion suits; Clothing for protection against heat and flame; Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing; Ballistic protective clothing; Space suits; Medical protective clothing. Part 2 Technologies for warming or cooling protective clothing: Phase change materials (PCMs) for protective clothing; Shape memory alloys (SMAs) for protective clothing; Electrically-heated clothing (EHC) for protection against cold; Air and liquid personal cooling systems (PCSs). Part 3 Understanding and modelling thermal stress in protective clothing: The human theroregulatory system; Cold stress, strain and exposure survival modelling; Modelling cold exposure survival using cold water immersion suits; Modelling heat stress and heat strain; Modelling thermal skin burning using protective clothing.
Sommario
Part I Types of protective clothing and their requirements
1 Cold protective clothing: types, design and standards
2 Cold water immersion suits
3 Clothing for protection against heat and flames
4 Clothing for protection against hot liquid splash and steam hazards
5 Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing
6 Ballistic protective clothing and body armour
7 Spacesuits: development and design for thermal comfort
8 Medical protective clothing
Part II Technologies for warming or cooling in protective clothing
9 Phase change materials (PCMs) for warming or cooling in protective clothing
10 Shape memory alloys (SMAs) for warming or cooling protective clothing
11 Electrically heated clothing (EHC) for protection against cold stress
12 Air and water perfusion-based personal cooling systems (PCSs) to protect against heat stress in protective clothing
Part III Understanding and modelling thermal stress in protective clothing
13 The human thermoregulatory system and its response to thermal stress
14 Modelling of cold stress and cold strain in protective clothing
15 Cold exposure survival and modeling offshore anti-exposure garments
16 Modeling heat stress and heat strain in protective clothing
17 Modeling thermal skin burning in protective clothing
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"...the first to systematically address various protective garments, preventative measures to fight against thermal stress and modelling of themal strain for harsh environmental conditions with various protective-clothing system."--Asian Technical Textiles
