Study Of Wind Chill Effect and Thermal Insulation Using Infrared Imaging

Abstract

Tanveer Ahmad presented his findings on using Infrared Imaging to identify the wind chill-effect and insulation of winter clothing. He showed qualitatively that IR can detect the effects of wind chill and conducted experiments to obtain data with a view to establishing metrics which can be used to assess the effectiveness of survival gear. An unusual item that cropped up during the presentation was the relative required clothing insulation (IREQ) thermal index which is used to assess the effectiveness of jackets from various manufacturers.