Investigation on the performance of four cooling systems under heatwave conditions through a thermal manikin

Cheng Jiao Zhang; Peng Zheng; Wen Fang Song; Faming Wang

Investigation on the performance of four cooling systems under heatwave conditions through a thermal manikin

Cheng Jiao Zhang, Peng Zheng, Wen Fang Song, Faming Wang

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Abstract

The objective of current study was to investigate the effectiveness of four personal cooling systems (i.e., electric fan [FAN], evaporative cooling vest [ECG], liquid cooling vest [LCG] and using evaporative cooling vest together with electric fan [ECV&FAN] in mitigating heat strain under heatwave conditions by a thermal manikin. The thermoregulatory model control mode was selected, and a metabolic rate of 1.2 METs was used to simulate a person resting quietly. Two testing environments, i.e., 36°C and 33% RH (hot-dry), 36°C and 67% RH (hot-humid), were used. It was found that LCG and ECG&FAN could provide better cooling than the ECG and FAN in the two studied testing environments. The ECG was more effective in mitigating body heat strain compared with the FAN in the hot-dry environment, whereas the FAN was superior to the ECG in removing body heat in the hot-humid environment. Thus it was recommended that both FCG and ECG&FAN could be used to alleviate body heat strain during heateaves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016
Publisher	Binary Information Press
Pages	772-777
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016 - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 12 Jul 2016 → 15 Jul 2016

Conference

Conference	9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	12/07/16 → 15/07/16

Keywords

Electric fan
Evaporative cooling garment
Heat strain
Heatwave
Liquid cooling garment
Personal cooling system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomaterials
Bioengineering

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Zhang, C. J., Zheng, P., Song, W. F., & Wang, F. (2016). Investigation on the performance of four cooling systems under heatwave conditions through a thermal manikin. In Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016 (pp. 772-777). Binary Information Press.

Zhang, Cheng Jiao ; Zheng, Peng ; Song, Wen Fang et al. / Investigation on the performance of four cooling systems under heatwave conditions through a thermal manikin. Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016. Binary Information Press, 2016. pp. 772-777

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Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016. Binary Information Press, 2016. p. 772-777.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Zhang CJ, Zheng P, Song WF, Wang F. Investigation on the performance of four cooling systems under heatwave conditions through a thermal manikin. In Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2016 - 9th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2016, in conjunction with the 6th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2016. Binary Information Press. 2016. p. 772-777

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