title: Estimation of human heat loss in five Mediterranean regions.
abstract: This study investigates the effects of seasonal weather differences on the human body's heat losses in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The provinces of Adana, Antakya, Osmaniye, Mersin and Antalya were chosen for the research, and monthly atmospheric temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed and atmospheric pressure data from 2007 were used. In all these provinces, radiative, convective and evaporative heat losses from the human body based on skin surface and respiration were analyzed from meteorological data by using the heat balance equation. According to the results, the rate of radiative, convective and evaporative heat losses from the human body varies considerably from season to season. In all the provinces, 90% of heat loss was caused by heat transfer from the skin, with the remaining 10% taking place through respiration. Furthermore, radiative and convective heat loss through the skin reached the highest values in the winter months at approximately between 110 and 140W/m(2), with the lowest values coming in the summer months at roughly 30-50W/m(2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ceyhan Eng. Fac., Çukurova University, P.O. Box 01950, Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilgili
authors.affiliation: Adana Vocational School of Higher Education, Cukurova University, P.O. Box 01160, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eng. and Arch. Fac., Çukurova University, P.O. Box 01330, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ceyhan Eng. Fac., Çukurova University, P.O. Box 01950, Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey. Electronic address: ayasar@cu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yasar
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ceyhan Eng. Fac., Çukurova University, P.O. Box 01950, Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozbek
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012621:Seasons; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Environmental differences; Evaporative heat; Heat loss; Human body; Radiative and convective heat