Browsing by Author "Itani M."
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An optimal two-bout strategy with phase change material cooling vests to improve comfort in hot environment
Itani M.; Ghaddar N.; Ouahrani D.; Ghali K.; Khater B. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Cooling vests incorporating phase change material (PCM) packets are used to improve comfort of workers in hot environments. This work aims to investigate by modeling and experimentation the effect of dividing the working ... -
PCM cooling vest for improving thermal comfort in hot environment
Hamdan, Haneen; Ghaddar, Nesreen; Ouahrani, Djamel; Ghali, Kamel; Itani, M. ( Elsevier Masson s.r.l. , 2016 , Article)A cooling vest containing phase change materials (PCM) can help in maintaining the skin temperature of the covered parts at a comfortable level. A transient mathematical model of heat and mass transfer through clothing ... -
Significance of PCM arrangement in cooling vest for enhancing comfort at varied working periods and climates: Modeling and experimentation
Itani M.; Ghaddar N.; Ghali K.; Ouahrani D.; Khater B. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Personal cooling vests that incorporate phase change material (PCM) have been utilized to improve thermal sensation of people working outdoors in different fields (firefighting, construction, military, police, etc.). In ...