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Analysis of the Effects of Vests with Fan in Summer Environments

여름철 환경에서 팬이 있는 조끼의 인체 착용 효과

  • Eom, Ran-i (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Yejin (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2019.09.11
  • Accepted : 2019.10.16
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

This study analyzed the effect of wearing a vest with an attached electric fan. Korean men in their 20s were given test "fan vests" equipped with fans on the chest, stomach, upper back, or lower back to wear. Participants wore them in a climate chamber set to replicate a summer environment (30±3℃, 75±1%RH, 0.2 m/sec). Subjective sensations and surface temperatures were measured. The attached fan on the front of the vest lowered the temperature of the vest and the skin surface where the fan was positioned, regardless of whether the wearer engaged in exercise. However, a fan attached to the lower back of the vest was effective in lowering the lower back of the vest as well as the upper back, back of the arm, and back of the neck. In addition, subjective evaluations indicated that a vest with fans attached to the stomach and lower back provided a cool sensation. However, it was confirmed that the design of an auxiliary tool capable of dispersing the weight is necessary since the weight of the fans can interfere with the comfort of wearing the vest.

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