Effect of the number, thickness and washing of socks on the thermal insulation of feet

Kalev Kuklane; Désirée Gavhed; Ingvar Holmér

Effect of the number, thickness and washing of socks on the thermal insulation of feet

Kalev Kuklane, Désirée Gavhed, Ingvar Holmér

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Abstract

An effective way to increase the insulation on feet is to add socks. However, the effect of adding new layers on feet has not been studied enough. There is limited data on insulation of socks and their combination with footwear. In this study 4 types of socks with different fabric thickness and 3 types of footwear were tested on a thermal foot model to study the effect of the number, thickness and washing on the thermal insulation of feet.
There is a clear difference between socks with various material thickness/weight. However, when by combining different socks the same material weight is reached then the effect of layers becomes obvious. Adding a layer of thin sock to each sock type increases more noticeably the insulation of thinner socks and the difference between the insulation provided by different sock types decreases. Similar effect of layers can also observed in the case of footwear.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Arbete och hälsa
Editors	Kalev Kuklane, Ingvar Holmér
Publisher	National Institute for Working Life
Pages	175-178
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	91-7045-559-7
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ergonomics of Protective Clothing: NOKOBETEF 6 and 1st European Conference on Protective Clothing - Norra Latin, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 2000 May 7 → 2000 May 10

Publication series

Name
Number	2000:8
ISSN (Print)	0346-7821

Conference

Conference	Ergonomics of Protective Clothing: NOKOBETEF 6 and 1st European Conference on Protective Clothing
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Norra Latin, Stockholm
Period	2000/05/07 → 2000/05/10

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

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Kuklane, K, Gavhed, D & Holmér, I 2000, Effect of the number, thickness and washing of socks on the thermal insulation of feet. in K Kuklane & I Holmér (eds), Arbete och hälsa. National Institute for Working Life, pp. 175-178, Ergonomics of Protective Clothing: NOKOBETEF 6 and 1st European Conference on Protective Clothing, Norra Latin, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000/05/07. <http://hdl.handle.net/2077/4246>

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Effect of the number, thickness and washing of socks on the thermal insulation of feet

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