A new predictive index for evaluating both thermal sensation and thermal response of the human body

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 855-862

  Zolfaghari, Alireza ^a   Maerefat, Mehdi ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Predictive index; Thermal response; Thermal sensation; Thermoreceptor

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AVERAGE ABSOLUTE ERROR; COMMONLY USED; HEAT DIFFUSIONS; HUMAN BODIES; INDOOR AIR; NEW INDICES; PREDICTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE TRANSIENTS; THERMAL RESPONSE; THERMAL SENSATIONS; THERMORECEPTOR; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BODY CONDITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDEX METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; VENTILATION;

EID: 78649944114     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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