Investigation of the Effect of Cooling the Feet as a Means of Reducing Thermal Stress

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if cooling the feet is as effective as cooling the hands in the alleviation of heat stress. Each of six volunteers dressed in chemical warfare (CW) protective clothing, sat for 120 min in an environment of 35 deg C and then immersed his feet in a water calorimeter for 20 min. Heat lost to the calorimeter was measured at water temperatures of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 deg C. The use of water-cooled socks was also examined under these environmental conditions. It was found that heat loss from the feet was comparable to that from the hands indicating that the two methods are equally efficient. Preliminary results indicate that the use of water-cooled socks may also be practical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244264

Entities

People

  • Richard W. Nolan
  • Sydney D. Livingstone

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Blood
  • Blood Flow
  • Body Temperature
  • Calorimeters
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Clothing
  • Cold Water
  • Cooling
  • Environment
  • Heat Loss
  • Losses
  • Models
  • Protective Clothing
  • Volunteers
  • Warfare
  • Water

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.