A human model designed for scientific testing of thermal environments
A thermal manikin being used to test helmet padding
The thermal manikin is a human model designed for scientific testing of thermal environments without the risk or inaccuracies inherent in human subject testing. Thermal manikins are primarily used in automotive, indoor environment, outdoor environment, military and clothing research. The first thermal manikins in the 1940s were developed by the US Army and consisted of one whole-body sampling zone. Modern-day manikins can have over 30 individually controlled zones. Each zone (right hand, pelvis, etc.) contains a heating element and temperature sensors within the “skin” of the manikin. This allows the control software to heat the manikin to a normal human body temperature, while logging the amount of power necessary to do so in each zone and the temperature of that zone.
The thermalmanikin is a human model designed for scientific testing of thermal environments without the risk or inaccuracies inherent in human subject...
instantaneous thermal feeling sensed when the fabric first comes into contact with the skin surface. A thermalmanikin is a device for analysing the thermal interface...
utilization of various advanced instruments, including: Sherlock is a thermalmanikin test device developed by the Hohenstein Institutes to evaluate clothing...
insulation provided by clothing. Accurate data from the measurement using thermalmanikins is acceptable. When such measurement is not feasible, this standard...
Climate Evaluation with ThermalManikin Methods and Computer Simulation Models, National Institute for Working Life, 2004, pg. 37 Thermal Comfort, ASHRAE Handbook...
(April 15, 2022). "Assessment of airflow and heat transfer around a thermalmanikin in a premise served by DOAS and ceiling fans". Building and Environment...
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. EN13537 requires a thermalmanikin test which produces four temperature results — upper limit, comfort...
instantaneous thermal feeling sensed when the fabric first comes into contact with the skin surface. A thermalmanikin is a device for analysing the thermal interface...
of central heating and cooling that achieves indoor climate control for thermal comfort using hydronic or electrical heating elements embedded in a floor...
Fundamentals are measurements on heated manikins and on active subjects. Equations may then be used to calculate the thermal insulation. Because clothing insulation...
disciplines – 100m Manikin Tow with Fins, 100m Obstacle Swim (Masters), 100m Rescue Medley, 200m Obstacle Swim, 200m Super Lifesaver, 4x25m Manikin Relay, 4x50m...
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