Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

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Effect of Ventilation on Heat Stress in the System of Short-Sleeve T-Shirt-Combat Uniform-Chemical, Biological, and Radioactive Protective Clothing

반팔 내의-전투복-화생방보호의 시스템에서 환기가 열적 스트레스에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Okkyung (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Eom, Rani (Dept. of Fashion & Textiles, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jung, Heesoo (Team Protection and Decontamination, Chem-Bio Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Cho, Kyeong Min (Team Protection and Decontamination, Chem-Bio Technology Center, Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Lee, Yejin (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Chungnam National University)
  • 이옥경 (충남대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 엄란이 (제주대학교 패션의류학과) ;
  • 정희수 (국방과학연구소 Chem-Bio 기술센터 보호제독팀) ;
  • 조경민 (국방과학연구소 Chem-Bio 기술센터 보호제독팀) ;
  • 이예진 (충남대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2022.05.11
  • Accepted : 2022.07.21
  • Published : 2022.10.31
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Abstract

This study establishes basic data for the development of a new Chemical, Biological, and Radioactive (CBR) protective clothing by selecting the ventilation position to optimize thermal comfort on the basis of the opening and closing of each part. Participants were eight men in their 20s who had previously worn CBR protective clothing. After vigorous exercise and perspiration, the microclimate of the clothing and skin temperature was measured. Results revealed that when the ventilation zipper was opened after exercising, the skin and clothing microclimate temperatures, which had increased during the exercise, decreased in the chest and shoulder blade regions. The clothing microclimate humidity decreased in the chest area. The change was greatest in the chest region; the skin temperature decreased by 0.2℃, the clothing microclimate temperature by 2.7℃, and the clothing microclimate humidity by 3.2%RH through ventilation. Thus, the opening that allows the exchange of accumulated heat and moisture while wearing the CBR protective clothing is efficient.

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본 연구는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. NRF-2022R1C1C2011204). 본 연구는 국방과학연구소의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(Project number: 912762101).

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