The Korean Journal of Community Living Science (한국지역사회생활과학회지)

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Thermal Comfort Evaluation of Protective Clothing for Shielding Electromagnetic Waves

전자파 차단 보호복의 온열쾌적성 평가

  • Choi, Jeong-Wha (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles/Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Ju (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles/Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Joon-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Do-Hee (Rural Development Administration)
  • 최정화 (서울대학교 의류학과/생활과학연구소) ;
  • 김명주 (서울대학교 의류학과/생활과학연구소) ;
  • 박준희 (경희대학교 의상학과) ;
  • 김도희 (농촌진흥청)
  • Received : 2010.10.05
  • Accepted : 2010.10.26
  • Published : 2010.12.30
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Abstract

The present study was performed on humans to investigate the physiological strain of wearing protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves and to compare control clothing that are currently on the market and new clothing that are developed for improving thermal comfort and material weight. Experiments were conducted in a climatic chamber of $28.8{\pm}0.6^{\circ}C$, $37{\pm}5%$RH under three differed experimental clothing conditions: None, Control, New. The results were as follows. Mean skin temperature and rectal temperature in New were significantly lower than that in None and Control (p<.05). The temperature and humidity inside clothing were lower in None (p<.05). Total weight loss was lower in New. Thermal sensation and thermal comfort were less hot and more comfortable in New than those in Control. It was concluded that wearing the protective clothing for shielding electromagnetic waves affects physiological responses such as distribution of body temperature, sweat rate, etc.

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Supported by : 한국과학재단

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