Development of a computational thermal manikin applicable in a nonuniform thermal environment—part 1: Coupled simulation of convection, radiation, and smith’s human thermal physiological model for sensible heat transfer from a seated human body in radiant environment

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-679

  Zhu, Shengwei ^a   Kato, Shinsuke ^b,c   Ooka, Ryozo ^b   Sakoi, Tomonori ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN FORM MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

COUPLED SIMULATION METHOD; SENSIBLE HEAT; THERMAL MANIKIN; THERMAL SENSATION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 34347224724     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10390978     Document Type: Article

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