Models of human thermoregulation and the prediction of local and overall thermal sensations

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2023-2032

  Foda, Ehab ^a   Almesri, Issa ^b,c   Awbi, Hazim B ^b   Sirén, Kai ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Local thermal comfort; Skin temperature; Thermal sensation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CONDITION; EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HUMAN THERMOREGULATION; LOCAL THERMAL COMFORT; MEASURED DATA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURES; STEADY STATE; THERMAL SENSATION; THERMAL SENSATIONS; THERMOREGULATION; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA , BERKELEY;

FORECASTING;

THERMAL COMFORT;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODELING; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 79956362050     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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