The thesis is associated with the evaluation and development of micro climates
to enable satisfactory work tasks to be undertaken in environments hostile to
man's normal physiological regulation. The areas of elevated temperature and high voltage electric fields, with particular reference to inspection and work
tasks in pressure vessels associated with nuclear power reactors and 'live
line' maintenance on electricity transmission lines being the main objectives,
based on the economic problems caused by the outage of modern electrical
generating and transmission plant. [Continues.]
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Publication date
1977
Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.