Observations of upper-extremity skin temperature and corresponding overall-body thermal sensations and comfort

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3933-3943

  Wang, Danni ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Arens, Edward ^a   Huizenga, Charlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort threshold; Finger; Forearm; Hand; Occupant survey; Skin temperature; Temperature gradient; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COMFORT THRESHOLD; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL SENSATION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

CORRELATION METHODS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 34547937313     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.06.035     Document Type: Article

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