INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE (SSI 3013)

REPORT
REGULATION OF HUMAN BODY TEMPERATURE: LOSS OF HEAT THROUGH SWEAT PRODUCTION (Heat loss measured at fingertips)

Name Sandra Meru Juvita Binti Soumin Ng Seng Wei Nordiyana Binti Mohd Zom Hanida Binti Nor Azlan

Matric No. D20091035087 D20091035100 D20091035105 D20091035124 D20091035129

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Objective:

To determine the changes in temperature and humidity of humans body through sweat production

Introduction Exposure of our body to high temperature can lead to an increase in body temperature. Blood vessels near the skins surface dissipate heat well. Therefore blood flow in the skin rises in cases on increased body temperature. To help heat dissipation, sweat production increases significantly. It is done by over 3 million sweat glands spread to keep body temperature, but it can lead to dehydration if water loss is not replaced by drinking. In this experiment we measure the effect of increasing hand temperature on heat dissipation through sweat production.

Materials Plastic glove, rubber band, humidity sensor, temperature sensor, data logger

Procedure 1. Set up the data logger. 2. Connect the humidity and temperature sensors to the data logger starting from right. 3. Set the range of data logger. The rate is 10 per seconds and the sample is 2000. 4. Hold the temperature sensor with your fingertips for 5 minutes. Record the reading. 5. After that, cover your hand by using glove together with the humidity sensor while holding the temperature sensor for 10 minutes. Cover the end of the glove tightly by using rubber band. Record the reading. 6. After 10 minutes, remove the glove and let your hand at room temperature for another 5 minutes. Record the reading. 7. Connect the data logger to the computer. A graph and a table will be shown on the screen of the computer.

Results

Table for temperature and humidity over time.

Graph of temperature and humidity against time.

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Discussion Based on the graph, the temperature is inversely proportional to the humidity. When the temperature increases, the humidity decreases. Before the hand is covered by the glove, the temperature is high because the temperature of the surrounding. Temperature is the amount of thermal energy while humidity refers to the amount of water vapour in the air. The humidity lowering as the temperature increases because more water can be evaporated since there is more thermal energy available to do the work of evaporation. When the hand is covered, the temperature increases for a while thus makes the hand sweats to reduce the temperature. As the hand sweats, the humidity in the glove increases while the temperature becomes lower. When the glove is removed, the temperature increases again because of the surrounding temperature and hence lowering the humidity.

Conclusion In conclusion, the humidity depends on the temperature of the surrounding.