A ventilation cooling shirt worn during office work in a hot climate: cool or not?

作者：Zhao Mengmeng^*; Kuklane Kalev; Lundgren Karin; Gao Chuansi; Wang Faming

来源：International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2015, 21(4): 457-463.

DOI：10.1080/10803548.2015.1087730

• ventilation
• cooling
• heat strain
• office work

The aim of the study was to identify whether a ventilation cooling shirt was effective in reducing heat strain in a hot climate. Eight female volunteers were exposed to heat (38 degrees C, 45% relative humidity) for 2 h with simulated office work. In the first hour they were in normal summer clothes (total thermal insulation 0.8 clo); in the second hour a ventilation cooling shirt was worn on top. After the shirt was introduced for 1 h, the skin temperatures at the scapula and the chest were significantly reduced (p < 0.05). The mean skin and core temperatures were not reduced. The subjects felt cooler and more comfortable by wearing the shirt, but the cooling effect was most conspicuous only during the initial 10 min. The cooling efficiency of the ventilation shirt was not very effective under the low physical activity in this hot climate.

• 出版日期2015
• 单位上海工程技术大学