Forced convection around the human head.
1. The parameters determining the forced convective heat loss from a heated body in an air stream are outlined. 2. Local forced convective heat transfer distributions around the human head and a heated vertical cylinder at various wind speeds in a climatic chamber have been found to be similar and related to the aerodynamic flow patterns. 3. From the local convective coefficient distribution, values for the overall convective coefficient h-c at various wind speeds have been evaluated. These are seen to agree closely with existing whole body coefficients determined by other methods.
D000392:Air Movements; D000505:Alopecia; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D002151:Calorimetry; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D006197:Hair; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013696:Temperature