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

摘要

The performance of five volunteer test subjects wearing a standard cold weathercold 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. (KT)