Evaporative Resistance of Clothing

Property:
Resistance to evaporative heat transfer provided by clothing systems

Method:
ASTM F 2370 “Measuring the Evaporative Resistance of Clothing Using a Sweating Manikin”

Instrument:
Sweating thermal manikin in an environmental chamber

Specimen number and size:
1 or 3 sets of garments sized to fit the manikin

Cost:
$750 for 3 independent reps

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