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The model was used to study the heat losses as a function of the environmental conditions, to optimise the positioning of the heating elements, to determine the optimal power input to the heating system, to estimate the battery capacity requirements and to assess the effect of low-emissivity surfaces.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results show that: the heating elements assure approximately constant temperatures across the skin provided they are not more than 6-7\u2009mm apart; the use of low-emissivity surfaces facing the skin can reduce the total heat loss by 8-36 per cent (for air layer thicknesses in the range 10\u22123 to 10\u22122\u2009m) and to increase the skin temperature during the transient operation of the heating multilayer; the heat losses from the mitt are practically independent of the chosen heating power; and a battery capacity of 4\u2009A\u2009h assures active temperature regulation for more than 18-23\u2009h.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>By enhancing the thermal performance of an electrical heating mitt, the use of low-emissivity surfaces (facing the skin) can favour the thermal comfort perception of its user.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The influence of several parameters on the thermal performance of an electrical-heated mitt is analysed and discussed. 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