Evolution of skin temperature at different temperature and humidity conditions

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Quelhas Costa, EQ (Author) Other; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP; Jorge Manuel C. Machado de Carvalho (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE II

Pages: 187-191

10th Annual Congress of the Portuguese-Society-of-Occupational-Safety-and-Hygiene on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO)

Guimaraes, PORTUGAL, FEB 13-14, 2014

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Authenticus ID: P-009-4EE

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 20 degrees C/30% relative humidity (HR); 20 degrees C/60% HR and 32 degrees C/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 20 degrees C and 30% HR. But it was also found different behavior among individuals at the same temperature of 20 degrees C with different relative humidities (30% HR and 60% HR).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5