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Moisture accumulation in sleeping bags at subzero temperatures - effect of semipermeable and impermeable covers

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posted on 2014-11-24, 14:44 authored by George HavenithGeorge Havenith
Because subzero temperatures are expected to affect the vapor resistance of micro porous membranes, the effect of using semipermeable and impermeable rain covers for sleeping bags on moisture accumulation in the bags during 6 days of use at -7°C is investigated. Moisture accumulation is related to the vapor resistance of the materials. The best semipermeable material gives the same moisture build-up as no cover. Semiperme able cover materials are effective at reducing moisture accumulation in sleeping bags at moderate subzero temperatures.

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This research was funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense.

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TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL

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72

Issue

4

Pages

281 - 284 (4)

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HAVENITH, G., 2002. Moisture accumulation in sleeping bags at subzero temperatures - effect of semipermeable and impermeable covers. Textile Research Journal, 72 (4), pp. 281 - 284.

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Sage Publications

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2002

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This article was published in the serial, Textile Research Journal [Sage Publications]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004051750207200401

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0040-5175

Language

  • en

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