Effects of ambient temperature steps on thermal comfort requirements

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Nagano, Kazuo ^a   Takaki, Akira ^b   Hirakawa, Megumi ^b   Tochihara, Yutaka ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate chamber; Experiment; Skin temperature; Temperature down step; Transient thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 24744471862     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0265-3     Document Type: Article

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