Comparison of Light Duty Gloves with Natural and Synthetic Materials under Wet and Dry Conditions

Abstract

The performance of five volunteer test subjects wearing a standard cold weather cold weather military uniform and three different gloves was compared during treadmill walking (120 minutes), sitting (125 minutes) and hand conductance or 'contact' (60 minutes). Chamber conditions were -6.7 C (20 F) Ta and 1.1 m.s-1 wind speed. The sitting tests were repeated at 0 C (32 F). Contact tests were repeated with wet gloves. Rectal and finger temperatures, heart rate, and endurance times were measured. The results indicate that the new leather shell is more affected by external moisture than the standard shell. Keywords: Human; Handwear; Cold stress; Clothing; Finger temperature; Gloves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA218119

Entities

People

  • L. S. Pensotti
  • T. L. Endrusick
  • W. R. Santee

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Clothing
  • Heart Rate
  • Insulation
  • Internal Medicine
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Uniforms
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Synthetic Materials
  • Test Methods

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  • Materials Science