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Table 2 Wetting time on the 11 body regions of the static manikin at 150 and 300 mm·h−1

From: Performance evaluation of water-repellent combat uniforms using a static manikin and human subjects under a rainfall tower system

Unit: min

No washes

10-time washes

Pr

Pw

Pu

Normal rain

Heavy rain

Normal rain

Heavy rain

Controla

WR_Mb

WR_Tc

Control

WR_M

WR_T

Control

WR_M

WR_T

Control

WR_M

WR_T

Chest (R)*

2

9

12

5

9

4

4

9

35

3

7

5

0.229

0.498

0.067

Chest (L)

9

31

40

11

20

13

6

29

22

8

11

8

0.082

0.317

Upper back (R)

6

8

31

3

3

4

9

22

32

6

25

14

0.174

0.174

0.015

Upper back (L)

9

8

13

8

9

17

6

11

36

8

10

11

0.499

0.544

Forearm R)

2

3

7

1

2

30

4

3

25

5

2

40

0.463

0.489

<0.001

Forearm (L)

6

7

32

15

19

26

5

7

28

5

4

5

0.776

0.166

Mean (SD): upper body

5.7 (3.1)

11.0 (10.0)

22.5 (13.5)

7.2 (5.2)

10.3 (7.7)

15.7 (10.9)

5.7 (1.9)

13.5 (9.9)

29.7 (5.6)

5.8 (1.9)

9.8 (8.2)

13.8 (13.3)

0.338

0.828

<0.001

Abdomen

4

57

N.S.

5

31

N.S.

6

3

N.S.

12

28

N.S.

 

Thigh (R)

5

N.S.

N.S.

13

31

42

14

16

N.S.

8

N.S.

N.S.

Thigh (L)

6

N.S.

N.S.

10

N.S.

N.S.

42

N.S.

N.S.

7

21

10

Buttock (R)

30

N.S.

N.S.

5

N.S.

N.S.

25

N.S.

N.S.

26

11

N.S.

Buttock (L)

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

21

33

N.S.

38

N.S.

N.S.

50

N.S.

N.S.

  1. a,b and c represent Control, water-repellent M, and water-repellent T, respectively
  2. r,w and u mean significant differences according to 2 rains, 2 washes and 3 uniforms, respectively
  3. *(R) and (L) represent (right) and (left)
  4. N.S. means cases which did not reach 90%RH of humidity until the end of the 60-min rainfall exposure