Table 3.
Activity Velocity |
Clothing and Equipment Configuration |
Cluster, °C (Mean ± SD) |
|
Hot-Dry |
Warm-Humid |
||
0.3 m·s−1 | Shorts | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.02 |
Shells | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | |
Full | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | |
0.7 m·s−1 | Shorts | 0.13 ± 0.04 | 0.16 ± 0.03 |
Shells | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | |
Full | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.02 |
Assuming 2.5-m2 body surface area, maximum potential heat loss assumed for heat loss, 8 metabolic equivalents, activity velocities of 0.3 or 0.7 m·s−1, and fully warmed up with a skin wettedness of 1.0, at a 32.3°C wet-bulb globe temperature.