The heat exchanges between impermeable protective garments and the environment are critical for workers in hot environments such as nuclear power plant workers, chemical workers, metal workers and fire fighters. The increasing availability and capability of the microcomputer make it feasible to use sophisticated heat transfer models and methods to evaluate the comparative effects of different impermeable garment configurations. This paper compares and evaluates several available heat transfer models and presents the results obtained from their use.
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