An improved experimental method for local clothing ventilation measurement |
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Authors: | Ying Ke Jun Li George Havenith |
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Affiliation: | 1. Protective Clothing Research Center, Fashion Institute, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China;2. Key Laboratory of Clothing Design & Technology, Donghua University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200051, China;3. Environmental Ergonomics Research Center, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 5NG, UK |
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Abstract: | A clothing local ventilation measuring device based on the Lotens–Havenith steady state tracer gas method was developed and an improved experimental method for understanding local ventilation mechanisms was proposed. The local ventilation system can measure the arm, chest and back ventilation rates at the same time. Local ventilation mechanisms of an impermeable garment at two activities (static, walking) and two wind speeds (no wind, 1.2 m/s) were studied, with a focus on determining the pathways of ventilation through the different garment openings. The results showed that local ventilation rates of chest, back and arm varied considerably over locations and conditions. As expected, ventilation rates were highest for all locations at walking with wind conditions. Ventilation mechanism changed at different walking and wind conditions. The main air exchange pathway for all locations was through the garment bottom. Wind had a greater impact on clothing local ventilation than walking. |
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Keywords: | Local ventilation Tracer gas method Ventilation mechanism |
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