Perspiration modelling of the human foot

Breward, C.J.W. and Lacey, A.A. (2003) Perspiration modelling of the human foot. European Study Group with Industry > 46th ESGI [Bristol 31/3/2003 - 4/4/2003].

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EPrint Type:	Study Group Report
Study Group:	European Study Group with Industry > 46th ESGI [Bristol 31/3/2003 - 4/4/2003]
Company Name:	SATRA Technology
Industrial Sector:	None/Other
Additional Contributors:	Bird, C. and Dewynne, J.N. and Hill, A. and Howison, S.D. and Please, C.P. and Ockendon, J.R.
ID Code:	22
Deposited By:	Gordon White
Deposited On:	10 June 2004

Problem Statement

SATRA Technology wishes to use an artificial foot to replace those of live volunteers in comfort tests. The artificial foot has the size and shape of a real foot and is made of a heated aluminium core surrounded by a polyurethane and a porous-rubber layer. The tests involve equipping the artificial foot with hose (socks, stockings, etc.) and the shoes or boots to be tested, and subjecting it to controlled environments for periods of up to several hours. The Study Group was asked to look initially at heat and moisture transfer for feet, real and artificial, exposed directly to the atmosphere. The next stage is to look at mass and heat transport across the hose. Identification of key effects in a reasonable model might allow temperature and moisture levels in different conditions to be determined without the need for separate experiments in each case.

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