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Title: | Experimental study on the efficacy of a novel personal cooling vest incorporated with phase change materials and fans | Authors: | Ni, XY Yao, TY Zhang, Y Zhao, YJ Hu, Q Chan, APC |
Issue Date: | 2-Apr-2020 | Source: | Materials, 2 Apr. 2020, v. 13, no. 8, 1801, p. 1-10 | Abstract: | In recent years, personal cooling has aroused much attention because it can achieve both localized high-level thermal comfort and build energy savings. In this study, a novel hybrid personal cooling vest (PCV) incorporated with phase change materials (PCMs) and ventilation fans was developed, and its efficacy was investigated by human trials in a hot-humid climate chamber. Three generally accepted indices (thermal load, Q; thermal sensation, TS; and physiological strain index, PSI) and a new proposed index (cumulative heat storage, CHS) during human trials were comparatively studied between the two human trial groups, i.e., the PCV group (wearing the PCV) and the CON group (without PCV). Results found that TS, PSI, and CHS were significantly reduced by the PCV, which suggests that the PCV can significantly improve both the perceptual and physiological strain. In addition, a strong linear relationship (r(2) = 0.8407) was found between the proposed index of CHS with PSI, which indicates the applicability and reliability of CHS for assessing physiological heat strain. | Keywords: | Personal cooling Phase change material Heat strain Thermal load Cumulative heat storage |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International | Journal: | Materials | EISSN: | 1996-1944 | DOI: | 10.3390/ma13081801 | Rights: | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Ni, X.; Yao, T.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Hu, Q.; Chan, A.P. Experimental Study on the Efficacy of a Novel Personal Cooling Vest Incorporated with Phase Change Materials and Fans. Materials 2020, 13, 1801 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13081801 |
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