Effect of transient temperature on thermoreceptor response and thermal sensation

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 656-664

  Lv, Yong Gang ^a,b   Liu, Jing ^a  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer; Theoretical model; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation; Thermoreceptor

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER; CUTANEOUS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL SENSATION; THERMORECEPTOR; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE;

SKIN;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SKIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MODELING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33748936333     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.10.030     Document Type: Article

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