Thermal strain resulting from protective clothing of an armored vehicle crew in warm conditions.

The purpose of the study is to define a method of evaluation of physiological strain resulting from protective garments worn in warm conditions by the armored vehicle crew. A technique is developed evaluating evaporative transfer through clothing by continuous weighing of the active man (accuracy +/- 3/g). An index is defined (Iw) as the ratio of steady-state evaporating rate in clothed conditions to steady-state evaporation of nude subject in the same conditions of work and heat stress.

Increase in sweating sensitivity by endurance conditioning in man.

Sweating sensitivity has been evaluated at rest in 10 competitive athletes (cross-country skiers and swimmers). Three sedentary men underwent a 3-mo period of endurance training in a temperate climate, (dry bulb temperature (Tdb): 18 degrees C) and had their sweating sensitivity measured before and after the training period. Mean maximum oxygen uptake (Vo2max, ml.

Comparison of indirect calorimetry and direct heat flow discs results in measuring R+C heat loss in burned patients.

This study was carried out on 17 burned patients. Metabolic heat production, rectal and skin temperatures, and heat exchanges by R+C were measured. It was found that R+C heat loss takes into account 60 to 80% of the increased metabolic heat production.

Variations in evaporation and body temperatures during sleep in man.

The thermal balance in man was investigated during nocturnal sleep in neutral and warm environments (from 32 to 39.5 degrees C, 45%rh). Changes of body temperatures and skin evaporation were continuously monitored throughout the whole night.