Human Cold Stress

ISBN-13: 9780367551995 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 158 str.

Ken Parsons

Opis

This book provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive coverage of human cold stress from principles and theory to practical application.

Spis treści

1. Human Cold Stress. 2. Human Thermoregulation in the Cold. 3. Human Metabolic Heat Production. 4. Clothing Properties, Measurement, Clothing Required, Functional Clothing and Evaluation. 5. Measurement of Cold Stress. 6. Measurement of Cold Strain. 7. Cold and Diverse Populations: People with Disabilities Age, Gender, Children, Fat and Thin People and People with Illnesses. 8. Diverse Cold Environments: Cold Water, Up Mountains, Cold Regions, Freezer Rooms, Cold Snaps. 9. Wind Chill. 10. Calculation of Clothing Required Using the Body Heat Equation. 11. Computer Models of Human Thermoregulation in Cold Conditions. 12. Cold Injuries, Health and Prevention. 13. Human Performance and Productivity in the Cold. 14. Skin Contact with Cold Surfaces.