<P> In humans , sweating is primarily a means of thermoregulation , which is achieved by the water - rich secretion of the eccrine glands . Maximum sweat rates of an adult can be up to 2 -- 4 liters per hour or 10 -- 14 liters per day ( 10 -- 15 g / min m2 ) , but is less in children prior to puberty . Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect due to evaporative cooling . Hence , in hot weather , or when the individual 's muscles heat up due to exertion , more sweat is produced . Animals with few sweat glands , such as dogs , accomplish similar temperature regulation results by panting , which evaporates water from the moist lining of the oral cavity and pharynx . </P>
<P> In humans , sweating is primarily a means of thermoregulation , which is achieved by the water - rich secretion of the eccrine glands . Maximum sweat rates of an adult can be up to 2 -- 4 liters per hour or 10 -- 14 liters per day ( 10 -- 15 g / min m2 ) , but is less in children prior to puberty . Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect due to evaporative cooling . Hence , in hot weather , or when the individual 's muscles heat up due to exertion , more sweat is produced . Animals with few sweat glands , such as dogs , accomplish similar temperature regulation results by panting , which evaporates water from the moist lining of the oral cavity and pharynx . </P>
sweating can have a cooling effect due to
sweating can have a cooling effect due to
evaporative cooling
evaporative cooling