In the ten years since the publication of the second edition of Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort, and Performance, Third Edition, the world has embraced electronic communications, making international collaboration almost instantaneous and global. However, there is still a need



Inhalt

Human Thermal Environments. The Human Heat Balance Equation and the Thermal Audit. Human Thermal Physiology and Thermoregulation. Psychological Responses and Human Behaviour. Measurement Methods And Assessment Techniques. Dehydration and Water Requirements. Thermal Models. Metabolic Heat Production. The Thermal Properties of Clothing. Testing and Developing Clothing. Thermal Comfort. Thermal Comfort for Special Environments. Thermal Comfort for Special Populations. Heat Stress. Cold Stress. Thermal Environments and Human Performance. Human Skin Contact with Hot, Moderate and Cold Surfaces. International Standards. The Weather, Climate Change and Energy Use. People in Extreme Heat and Cold, Hypo and Hyper Baric Environments, Water, Space and Extreme Sport. Appendices.

Titel
Human Thermal Environments
Untertitel
The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort, and Performance, Third Edition
EAN
9781466596009
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
17.26 MB
Anzahl Seiten
635