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     :-ET (Yaglou, 1927, CET Bedford 1964) ET is the temp of still air sat with
water vapour which gives rise to same degree of thermal comfort as the envn being assessed. It
has a ³basic´ & ³normal´ scale. ET was originally produced as an index of thermal comfort rather
than heat stress, subjects reporting their immediate subjective sensations on walking b/w two
climatic chambers which differed in their temp & humidity.

CET replaced dry bulb temp of ET with the globe temp. Also known as effective temperature
corrected for radiation. It was suggested that it better predicts physiological tolerance of the
environment.  -UPPER LIMIT OF TOLERANCE

     !"!# " $!  :-WBGT, Wet Dry Index (WD), P4SR,
FITS, Oxford Index

ü % Derived by Mcardle, et al 1947. The optimal value is between 2.5 -4.0L while the
maximum is 4.5L. It is derived from a normogram. It is applicable on fit & acclimatized
individuals. It takes into consideration various environmental factors, the clothing worn,
metabolic rate are also taken into account. Can be modified for clothing.   & '(!&
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ü *Derived by Yaglou & Minard in 1957 for use the US Marine corps for training of
recruits. WBGT = 0.7t w +0.2t g+0.1t db (in sun) WBGT = 0.7t w+0.3tg (in shade).

Advantages ± It is the most widely used Index for its simplicity of calculation. It is used to
calculate work-rest cycle. The disadvantage is that clothing & metabolic rate are ignored.

ü Ë It was derived by Nunneley & Stribley (1978). It is also termed as Cockpit WBGT. It is
used to calculate heat stress in low level (<3000 ft AGL) flying from conditions on gr ound.
Assumes insulation of flying clothing of 1.5 -2 µclo¶ worn
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of heat stress only and fail when Wb & Db temperatures are high.
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INDEX OF THERMAL STRESS