Thermal sensation and comfort models for non-uniform and transient environments: Part I: Local sensation of individual body parts

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 380-388

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Arens, Edward ^a   Huizenga, Charlie ^a   Han, Taeyoung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistic function; Mean skin temperature; Sensation; Sensation overshoot; Skin temperature; Skin temperature derivative

Indexed keywords

LOGISTIC FUNCTION; MEAN-SKIN TEMPERATURE; SENSATION; SENSATION OVERSHOOT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE DERIVATIVE;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; SKIN; THERMAL COMFORT;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES;

BODY TEMPERATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 70350163024     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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