Applicability of Human Thermophysiological Model for Prediction of Thermal Strain in PPE

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dc.contributor.authorLunerová, Kamilacs
dc.contributor.authorŘehák Kopečková, Barboracs
dc.contributor.authorPokorný, Jancs
dc.contributor.authorMašín, Michalcs
dc.contributor.authorKaiser, Davidcs
dc.contributor.authorFialová, Vladimíracs
dc.contributor.authorFišer, Jancs
dc.coverage.issue12cs
dc.coverage.volume13cs
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-24T06:03:42Z
dc.date.available2023-07-24T06:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-15cs
dc.description.abstractThe use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to protect the human body in hazardous environments or where there is a risk of CBRN agents. However, PPE also poses a barrier to evaporative heat dissipation, therefore increasing heat accumulation in the body. In our research, we investigated the applicability of thermophysiological models for the prediction of thermal strain and the permissible working time in a contaminated environment when the usage of protective ensembles is required. We investigated the relationship between the thermal insulation characteristics of four types of PPE against CBRN agents and the induced thermal strain in a set of real physiological strain tests with human probands wearing the PPE in a climatic chamber. Based on the results, we compared the predictions using two thermophysiological models-Predicted Heat Strain Index (PHS) and FIALA-based model of thermal comfort (FMTK)-with the experimental data. In order to provide a user-friendly platform for the estimation of thermal stress in PPE, a user-friendly computational tool, Predictor of Thermal Stress (PTS), was developed. The PTS tool is based on an extensive database of simulated calculations using an FMTK model based on PPE characteristics, environmental conditions, individual parameters, and expected workload. The PTS tool was validated by means of the results from real tests in a climatic chamber. The PTS was shown to be an easy-to-use computational tool, which can be run on a regular PC, based on real data applicable for the estimation of the permissible work time limit with regard to thermal strain in PPE under various conditions.en
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dc.identifier.citationApplied Sciences - Basel. 2023, vol. 13, issue 12, p. 1-22.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app13127170cs
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4852-3594cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1932-899Xcs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3594-148Xcs
dc.identifier.other184122cs
dc.identifier.researcheridB-1736-2017cs
dc.identifier.researcheridGOP-3536-2022cs
dc.identifier.researcheridAAX-6689-2021cs
dc.identifier.scopus57196417377cs
dc.identifier.scopus57066750500cs
dc.identifier.scopus36696424000cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/213601
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherMDPIcs
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences - Baselcs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/12/7170cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2076-3417/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjectpersonal protective equipmenten
dc.subjectpredictor of thermal stressen
dc.subjectthermophysiological modelsen
dc.subjectthermal manikinen
dc.subjectclimatic chamberen
dc.titleApplicability of Human Thermophysiological Model for Prediction of Thermal Strain in PPEen
dc.type.driverarticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
sync.item.dbidVAV-184122en
sync.item.dbtypeVAVen
sync.item.insts2023.10.26 12:57:27en
sync.item.modts2023.10.26 12:15:13en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství. Energetický ústavcs
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