Evolution of skin temperature at different temperature and humidity conditions

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Emília Quelhas Costa (Author) FEUP; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP; Jorge Carvalho (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Occupational Safety and Hygiene II

1º Edition

Pages: 187-191

ISBN: 978-1-138-00144-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-315-77352-0

Publisher: CRC Press

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

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Abstract (EN): The skin temperature changes according to external environmental conditions and can be an important physiological parameter to characterize the thermal sensation of the human body. The aim of this paper is to present results concerning the evolution of the skin temperature over three days in different environmental conditions. For that purpose, five healthy young volunteers were recruited to participate in the experiments. The subjects were fully informed about the trials before giving their written consent to participate. Trials were conducted with three days of acclimation in a climatic chamber at 20ºC/30% relative humidity (HR); 20ºC/60% HR and 32ºC/60% HR. In spite of the different individual characteristics, three of the subjects reached a very similar skin temperature level on the third day at 20ºC and 30% HR. But it was also found different behavior among individuals at the same temperature of 20ºC with different relative humidities (30% HR and 60% HR)

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific