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Water cooled garments have found a variety of applications in aerospace and industrial settings since 1962 and the pertinent literature is widely scattered. This review includes a brief look at human thermoregulation followed by a history of water cooled garment (WCG) development and a description of current suits in the U.S. and U.K. Discussion includes variables affecting WCG design and operation, the development of automatic cooling control, and possible uses for regional cooling.
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This work was supported in part under National Aeronautics and Space Administration Training Grant No. NGT 36-008-007 Suppl. 3 and the Amelia Earhart Fellowship of Zonta International.
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Nunneley, S.A. Water cooled garments: A review. Space Life Sciences 2, 335–360 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00929293
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