Effects of temperature steps on human skin physiology and thermal sensation response

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2387-2397

  Chen, Chen Peng ^a   Hwang, Ruey Lung ^b   Chang, Shih Yin ^a   Lu, Yu Ting ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Climate chamber experiment; Skin physiological indicators; Temperature step; Thermal sensation; Transepidermal water loss; Transient thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDINGS; CAPILLARY BLOOD FLOW; CLIMATE CHAMBERS; CLIMATIC CHAMBER; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; HUMAN SKIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SKIN MOISTURE; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATION; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; THERMAL SENSATIONS; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; THERMOREGULATORY; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; TWO STAGE; TWO-TEMPERATURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MOISTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMAL COMFORT;

TEMPERATURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; INDOOR AIR; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 79960018470     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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