Download or read book Heat and Moisture Transfer between Human Body and Environment written by Jean-Paul Fohr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human adaptation under cold or hot temperatures has always required specific fabrics for clothing. Sports or protective garment companies propose to improve performance or safety. Behind thermal comfort lays many physical/physiological topics: human thermoregulation loop, natural or forced convection, heat and vapor transfer through porous textile layers, solar and infrared radiation effects. This book leads through progressive and pedagogic stages to discern the weight of all the concerned physical parameters.