Effect of a heated and cooled office chair on thermal comfort

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 574-583

  Pasut, Wilmer ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Arens, Ed ^a   Kaam, Soazig ^b   Zhai, Yongchao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AVERAGE POWER; CHAMBER TEMPERATURE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; REGULAR MESHES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; STUDENTS; THERMAL COMFORT;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 84881275860     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2013.781371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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