A 3D Printed Thermal Manikin Head for Evaluating Helmets for Convective and Radiative Heat Loss

Guido De Bruyne, Shriram Mukunthan, Jochen Vleugels, Toon Huysmans, Tiago Sotto Mayor, Guido De Bruyne

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Abstract

Thermal performance of three bicycle helmets for radiative and convective heat loss was evaluated through heat loss experiments in a wind tunnel. A 3D printed thermal manikin head of a 50th percentile western male population was developed. Thermal performance of a helmet was quantified by comparing the manikin head heat losses with and without helmet. Experiments were performed for two air velocities: 1.6 m/s and 6 m/s. An infrared heat lamp positioned above the manikin simulated the effect of solar load. The results from the experiments showed a convective cooling efficiency between 89% and 96% for open helmets and between 78% and 83% for closed helmets. The radiative heat gain ranged from 3.5 W to 4.5 W for open helmets and 5 W to 8 W for closed helmets.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) Volume VII
Subtitle of host publicationErgonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design
EditorsSebastiano Bagnara, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander, Yushi Fujita
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages592-602
Number of pages11
VolumeVII
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-96071-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-96070-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association - Florence, Italy
Duration: 26 Aug 201830 Aug 2018
Conference number: 20

Publication series

Name Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
PublisherSpringer
Volume824
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
Abbreviated title IEA 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period26/08/1830/08/18

Keywords

  • Heat transfer
  • Convective heat loss
  • Radiative heat gain
  • Thermal manikin head
  • Wind tunnel
  • Helmet thermal performance

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