期刊
SENSORS
卷 23, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s23041970
关键词
core body temperature; zero-heat-flux method; hot environment solution; core body thermometer; Peltier module
By introducing a Peltier element, the zero-heat-flux core body thermometer for hot environments was improved. The prototype probe designed in this study demonstrated accurate measurement of deep temperatures with minimal error, even in high ambient temperatures. The results from various experiments showed that the newly developed probe with a Peltier module can accurately measure core body temperature, providing valuable insights for heat stress and thermal comfort monitoring.
Monitoring core body temperature (CBT) allows observation of heat stress and thermal comfort in various environments. By introducing a Peltier element, we improved the zero-heat-flux core body thermometer for hot environments. In this study, we performed a theoretical analysis, designed a prototype probe, and evaluated its performance through simulator experiments with human subjects. The finite element analysis shows that our design can reduce the influence of external temperature variations by as much as 1%. In the simulator experiment, the prototype probe could measure deep temperatures within an error of less than 0.1 degrees C, regardless of outside temperature change. In the ergometer experiment with four subjects, the average difference between the prototype probe and a commercial zero-heat-flux probe was +0.1 degrees C, with a 95% LOA of -0.23 degrees C to +0.21 degrees C. In the dome sauna test, the results measured in six of the seven subjects exhibited the same trend as the reference temperature. These results show that the newly developed probe with the Peltier module can measure CBT accurately, even when the ambient temperature is higher than CBT up to 42 degrees C.
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