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Measurement of the Cooling Effect of a Water Mist Fan on Personal Protection Equipment(PPE) and Work Clothing

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K04567
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 25020:Safety engineering-related
Research InstitutionOsaka Metropolitan University (2022-2023)
Osaka City University (2021)

Principal Investigator

Farnham Craig  大阪公立大学, 大学院生活科学研究科, 准教授 (60638245)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywordsmist cooling / heat stroke / worker / PPE / clothing / evaporation / mist / cooling / Mist / Cooling / Worker safety / Heat stress / Heat stroke / evaporation cooling
Outline of Research at the Start

熱ストレスと熱射病は、暑い環境で保護服を着用する労働者にとって危険である。 作業員が防護服を脱いだり、屋内で空調された部屋に移動したりする必要としない、現場での熱ストレス緩和が必要である。
ミストファンは、高温環境で低コストで強力な冷却効果を発揮します。 衣類は冷却効果の一部をブロックする。 作業服で覆われたときの皮膚に対するこの冷却効果の特性評価をする。 これにより、ミストファンを効果的に使用して作業者の熱ストレスを軽減する方法を決定できる。皮膚のような加熱表面に対するミストファンの冷却効果を測定する。 表面は作業服または個人用保護具で覆われる。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Full analysis of the large amount of data from FY2022 was supplemented by more precise experiments in FY2023 using more uniform cloth samples and a level heated surface using parts of the FY2022 thermal mannequin system.
Heat flux and temperature measurements yielded overall heat transfer coefficients for work clothes, both dry and wet, both with and without PPE. Total cooling ranged about 40 to 160 W/m2, depending on body location and distance from fan. Thus the mist fan cooling can provide significant cooling to largely counter metabolic heat generated by people doing light labor.
The extra cooling by wetting and flash evaporation was derived by comparing heat flux from non-mist fan and its overall heat transfer coefficient(h) vs. mist fan heat flux. Temperature measurements are not reliable in mist, so taking wet bulb as lowest possible air temperature, and h from the non-mist fan, the excess heat flux must be due to wetting and flash evaporation. This was about 20 to 75W/m2 extra cooling by flash evaporation beyond that of the cooled air forced convection. Secondary wetting (not from sweat) must be introduced into standard models of human heat exchange and thermal comfort to account for this.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Heat transfer coefficients for work clothes and PPE, both wet and dry were found from a total 18 days of outdoor experiment data, with supplemental small scale experiments in FY2023. Full results are summarized in a paper in submission, under peer review. Remaining FY2023 funds were extended to FY2024 to help pay the Open Access fee.

Publications:
1. Farnham,C.ミストファンの冷却効果に対する作業服と防護服の影響に関する実験 、日本建築学会大会(近畿)2023/9/15
1. Farnham,C. "Measurements of the Effect of Work Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) on the Cooling Effect of a Mist Fan" 空気調和・衛生工学会大会(福井)2023/9/06

Strategy for Future Research Activity

The results yielded valuable heat transfer coefficient data which is being incorporated into a CFD model. As this CFD model progresses, it is necessary to compare results to standard human thermal models (2-node model and more complex models) as well as human test subjects.

More detailed research is needed into the transient effect of wetting of clothes, their saturation, drying, and effect on cooling by mist. Modification of standard models to account for wettedness not produced by sweat is needed. Kakenhi funding request on this point was rejected. Looking for other sources.

Measurements of wind speed in mist using the ultrasonic anemometer also yielded sonic temperature data, which is now being investigated as a potential method to much more accurately evaluate mist cooling effects.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022

All Presentation (6 results)

  • [Presentation] ミストファンの冷却効果に対する作業服と防護服の影響に関する実験2023

    • Author(s)
      Farnham, Craig
    • Organizer
      日本建築学会大会(近畿)
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Measurements of the Effect of Work Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) on the Cooling Effect of a Mist Fan2023

    • Author(s)
      Farnham, Craig
    • Organizer
      令和5年度空気調和・衛生工学会大会(福井)
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ミストファンの冷却効果に対する作業服と防護服の影響に関する実験2023

    • Author(s)
      Farnham, Craig
    • Organizer
      日本建築学会大会2023、近畿
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ミストファンの冷却効果に対する作業服と防護服の影響に関する実験2023

    • Author(s)
      Farnham, Craig
    • Organizer
      空気調和・衛生工学会大会2023、福井
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Experiments on the Effect of Clothing and PPE(Personal Protection Equipment) on the Cooling Effect of a Water Mist Fan2022

    • Author(s)
      Farnham, Craig
    • Organizer
      空気調和・衛生工学会大会2022、神戸、国際セッション
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Experiments on the Effect of Clothing and PPE(Personal Protection Equipment) on the Cooling Effect of a Water Mist Fan2022

    • Author(s)
      Farnham Craig
    • Organizer
      令和4年度空気調和・衛生工学会大会(神戸)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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