The Role of Clothing in Achieving Acceptability of Environmental Temperatures between 65 F and 85 F (18 C and 30 C),

Abstract

It seems clear that the trend, since the 1920's, to lighter weight and less clothing will have to be reversed completely in the winter if thermal comfort is to be achieved at the present Federal Energy Agency guidelines of 68 to 70 F for winter thermostat settings, and because of the problem of the hands thermal comfort may not be achievable to allow for sedentary office work at temperatures below that level. The present summertime guidelines of 78 to 80 F can be achieved with conventional summer clothing, and even the proposed extended guidelines of 80 to 82 F could be made thermally comfortable if bathing suits become acceptable as office wear.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA052563

Entities

People

  • Ralph F. Goldman

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Temperature
  • Body Armor
  • Clothing
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Heat Transmission
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermodynamics
  • Thermostats

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.