Personal cooling with phase change materials to improve thermal comfort from a heat wave perspective

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 523-530

  Gao, C ^a   Kuklane, K ^a   Wang, F ^a   Holmer I ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heat wave; Intelligent clothing; Personal cooling; Phase change material; Skin temperature; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

COOLING EFFECTS; ELDERLY PEOPLE; HEATWAVES; HUMAN HEALTH; INTELLIGENT CLOTHING; OFFICE WORKERS; OFFICE WORKS; PERSONAL COOLING; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; SKIN TEMPERATURES;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 84868702667     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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