Differences between passive and active cooling systems in gender, physiological responses, thermal sensation and productivity

12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 291-296

  Schellen, Lisje ^a   Loomans, Marcel ^a   Van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter ^a,b   Toftum, Jørn ^c   De Wit, Martin ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Physiological responses; Prediction of thermal comfort under non uniform environmental conditions; Productivity; Thermal comfort; Thermo Physiological Test Room; Thermophysiological model

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS; HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT; NON-UNIFORM; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TEST ROOM;

BUOYANCY; COOLING SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOORS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VENTILATION;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 84880543147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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