title: Thermal sensation and comfort in transient non-uniform thermal environments.
abstract: Most existing thermal comfort models are applicable only to steady-state, uniform thermal environments. This paper presents summary results from 109 human tests that were performed under non-uniform and transient conditions. In these tests, local body areas were independently heated or cooled while the rest of the body was exposed to a warm, neutral or cool environment. Skin temperatures, core temperature, thermal sensation and comfort responses were collected at 1- to 3-min intervals. Based on these tests, we have developed predictive models of local and overall thermal sensation and comfort.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. zhanghui@uclink.berkeley.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huizenga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D004779:Environment Design; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010465:Perception; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests