Evaporative Heat Loss form the Human Body in Different Thermal Environments

Authors

  • N. L. Ramanathan All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta
  • B. N. Roy All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.17.7378

Keywords:

Thermal Stress, Heat Loss, Evaporation

Abstract

This paper studies the relation of the evaporative heat loss to theraal stress in naturally acclimatized subjects under Indian conditions. The environmental conditions under which the subjects were made to perform light exercise ranged from 18.9Degree C E.T to 30Degree C E.T. The evaporative heat was found to be significantly correlated to the 1% level with the air and effective temperatures, with correlation constants of 0.79 & 0.80 respectively. The average rate of change of the evaporative heatloss with air temperature was 15.4 K cal/Hr/Degree C and with the effective temperature 9.1 K cal/Hr/Degree C.

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Published

2014-05-20

How to Cite

Ramanathan, N. L., & Roy, B. N. (2014). Evaporative Heat Loss form the Human Body in Different Thermal Environments. Defence Science Journal, 17(2), 107–112. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.17.7378

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2

Section

Research Papers

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