Review on thermal conductivity enhancement, thermal properties and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage

Y Lin, Y Jia, G Alva, G Fang - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, energy conservation and environmental protection have become most
important issues for humanity. Phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage …

Smart monitoring technologies for personal thermal comfort: A review

A Čulić, S Nižetić, P Šolić, T Perković… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the efficiency of building energy systems is crucial to reach a goal related to the
high–performance building, particularly in the space heating and air-cooling domain, which …

Passenger overall comfort in high-speed railway environments based on EEG: assessment and degradation mechanism

Y Peng, Y Lin, C Fan, Q Xu, D Xu, S Yi, H Zhang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The overall comfort of train passenger is influenced by many environmental factors such as
vibration, noise and pressure. However, the couple effect of these influencing factors causes …

Advanced materials for personal thermal and moisture management of health care workers wearing PPE

L Lou, K Chen, J Fan - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care
workers (HCWs) attracted enormous attention, especially during the pandemic of COVID-19 …

Heat stress mitigation with ice cooling vests in PPE-clad medical workers: Effects of cooling area and gender differences

Z Li, B Yang, B Zhou, F Wang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care workers (HCWs) were required to
perform medical tasks in outdoor settings while wearing medical protective clothing …

Human thermal physiological response of wearing personal protective equipment: An educational building semi-open space experimental investigation

Z Fang, Y Mao, Y Zhu, J Lu, Z Zheng, X Chen - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, HCWs are frequently required to
wear personal protective equipment (PPE) for nucleic acid sample collection in semi-open …

Experimental investigation of the effects of personal protective equipment on thermal comfort in hot environments

Y Mao, Y Zhu, Z Guo, Z Zheng, Z Fang, X Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has become
increasingly common, especially for healthcare workers performing nucleic acid sample …

Numerical analysis of cooling effect of hybrid cooling clothing incorporated with phase change material (PCM) packs and air ventilation fans

X Wan, F Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
Hybrid personal cooling garment incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) and
ventilation fans is developed recently and found to be effective from the standpoint of cooling …

Personal cooling garments with phase change material packages-A critical review of challenges, solutions and recent progress

H Xu, B Cao, L Gao, F Wang, G **, Z Liu - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Personal cooling plays a prominent part in alleviating heat stress and improving working
efficiency for outdoor workers especially with the increasingly serious global warming. The …

Technical textiles for military applications

RG Revaiah, TM Kotresh… - The journal of the textile …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Operation of Armed Forces personnel in harsh military terrains for extended tenure
period necessitates protection from elements and battle hazards. Harsh military terrains …