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A ventilation cooling shirt worn during office work in a hot climate: cool or not?
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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 °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.
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The cooling effect of a ventilation cooling shirt with integrated electric fans on human subjects doing office work in a climatic chamber simulating a hotter climate (Ta = 38 °C, RH = 45%, va = 0.4 m/s) was mainly limited to torso skin.
“The ventilation cooling shirt with integrated electric fans was further studied on human subjects who wore the shirts while doing office work in a climatic chamber simulating a hotter climate (Ta = 38 °C, RH = 45% and va = 0.4 m/s). The results showed that the cooling effect was mainly limited to torso skin.”
From Occupational heat stress assessment and protective strategies in the context of climate change (2018) · cites this paper as Zhao et al. 2015b
In the ventilation cooling shirt study, thermal sensations for both the whole body and the torso were alleviated, but core body temperature and mean skin temperature were not affected.
“Although the thermal sensations for both the whole body and the torso were alleviated, core body temperature and mean skin temperature were not affected (Zhao et al. 2015b).”
From Occupational heat stress assessment and protective strategies in the context of climate change (2018) · cites this paper as Zhao et al. 2015b
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- Authors
- Zhao, M., Kuklane, K., Lundgren, K., Gao, C., & Wang, F.
- Affiliations
- Shanghai University of Engineering Science (CN)
- Lund University (SE)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Zhao, Mengmeng
- Venue
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-10-02
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 457-463
- ISSN
- 1080-3548 (ISSN-L)
- 2376-9130
- OpenAlex
- W2206789195
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Textile materials and evaluations
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Keywords
- heat strain, hot climate, office work, thermal insulation, skin temperature, core body temperature, thermal comfort, cooling garments, physical inactivity
- MeSH terms
- Body Temperature, Body Temperature Regulation, Equipment Design, Female, Heart Rate, Hot Temperature, Humans, Occupational Diseases, Protective Clothing, Skin Temperature, Sweating, Heat Stress Disorders, Young Adult
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