The Influence of Clothings on the Lower Critical Temperature

This paper describes the effect of clothing insulation on the lower critical temperature. Ten young adult females assumed reclining position at 12°C for one and half hour. The lower critical temperature was estimated at 0.43clo, 0.67clo, 0.87clo, 1.25clo, and 1.75clo conditions according to the intersect method. The regression equation of the lower critical temperature on the do value was LCT=31, 6-5.861, where LCT is the lower critical temperature (°C) corresponding to the do value (I). The lower and upper borders of 95% confidence interval of the regression coefficient were -6.87 and -4, 86, respectively.