Abstract
This report is the comparative study about the distribution of skin temperatures of different physique. Two physiques, namely plump and slender, were compared, selecting five healthy grown-up female students of each type.
The surrounding temperatures were set at 30°, 20°, and 10°C. For each surrounding condition, experiments were carried out with thick and thin clothings. Skin temperatures on vaious parts of the body were measured by the thermistor thermometer. The following conclusions were obtained by the experiment.
1. In case of the surrounding temperature of 20°C and 30°C, the skin temperature of the slender type was generally higher than that of the plump type. The difference was especially marked at the back, the waist and the upper arms, under the surrounding temperature of 20°C.
2. Under the low surrounding temperature (10°C), the skin temperature of the two types were different on various parts of the body, being greater on limbs in the case of slender type, but greater on trunk in the case of plump type.
