Open AccessDesign and Fabrication of Gloves for Cold Temperature Field Work
Author(s) -
. Anupama,
Chandan Kumar,
J. V. Sai Prasanna Kumar,
RV Ranjan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.f8581.038620
Subject(s) - fabrication , work (physics) , flexibility (engineering) , mechanical engineering , field (mathematics) , materials science , thermal insulation , engineering physics , manufacturing engineering , forensic engineering , composite material , engineering , mathematics , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , pathology , pure mathematics , layer (electronics)
Conducting field work in cold temperature was a difficult task. The most important safety consideration for field work was to maintain normal body temperature and the proper flexibility of the hand. Heat production and insulation was done through multiple thin layers needed for different temperature and activity level. This work had been focused on the design and fabrication of gloves with minimum thickness and minimum heat loss. The multilayered construction is 44% thinner and 17.5% lighter than the existing materials.