Cold Weather Clothing for Adults: Thermal Insulation and Temperature Ratings

Downloads:

• KSU Instructions for Manikin Cold Weather Clothing Tests.docx
• KSU Submission Form for Cold Weather Clothing.docx

Method:

ASTM F 2732 “Standard Practice for Determining the Temperature Ratings of Cold Weather Clothing”

Instrument:

Thermal manikin in an environmental chamber

Temperature Ratings:

Heat transfer models are used with the insulation value to determine the temperature ratings for comfort at different activity levels.