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> I can't imagine how a titanium layer could possibly prevent some heat loss
> in a wetsuit. I thouht heat loss in wetsuits are essentially by conduction and
> convection and not by radiation. On the other hand I think that in drysuits
> heat loss can be reduced by such a titanium (or any other metal) layer.
> I made the following experience: If you put your arm into an aluminium tube
> your arm starts to feel warm after some minutes. You do the same thing under
> water and you couldn't tell the difference if your arm is sourounded by the
> tube or not.

Micheal,

I think the principle is that your body will warm the titanium layer faster
than the titanium will transmit that heat through the neoprene into the water.
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> Michael Walz
> walz@el*.ep*.ch*
> walz@la*.ep*.ch*
> 

Scooter
sco@py*.co*

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