Standard Test Method for Measuring the Performance of Personal Cooling Systems Using Physiological Testing

Importancia y uso:

4.1 This test method can be used to quantify and compare the cooling provided by different personal cooling systems (PCS) worn with a standard outer garment or with a specified protective outer garment.

4.1.1 This test method will assess the performance of PCS based on the physiological measurement of core temperature, mean skin temperature, heart rate, exposure time, oxygen consumption, and whole body sweat rate.

4.2 Evaluating the effectiveness of PCS is an extremely complicated endeavor that involves many factors related to thermal exchange between the PCS, the environment, and the participant. It would not be practical in a test method of this scope to establish details sufficient to cover all contingencies. Therefore, a valid physiological method of measuring core temperature, along with other variables of thermal strain, provides an acceptable means of classifying the performance of PCS. This test method will also measure the amount of time the PCS maintains core temperature within safe limits during a specified condition of thermal stress.

4.3 Departures from the instructions in this test method may lead to significantly different test results. Technical knowledge concerning thermoregulatory responses, the theory of heat transfer, physiological and environmental temperature measurement, and testing practices is needed to evaluate which departures from the instructions given in this test method are significant. All departures must be reported with the results.

Subcomité:

F23.60

Referida por:

F1494-23, F2668-16R22

Volúmen:

11.03

Número ICS:

13.180 (Ergonomics)

Palabras clave:

acclimation; core temperature; maximum oxygen consumption; personal cooling systems; thermal strain; thermal stress; whole body sweat rate;