Measurement of thermal comfort and local discomfort by a thermal manikin

Nielsen P V, Jacobsen T S, Hansen R, Mathiesen E, Topp C
thermal comfort
Year:
2002
Bibliographic info:
Preprint ASHRAE Transactions vol.108 no.2 2002 (USA) - paper presented at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Honolulu, June 2002 - 7 pp, 10 figs, 13 refs, 2 tabs

A thermal manikin with 16 independently heated sections has been used for measurements of thermal comfort with mixing and displacement ventilation. The thermal comfort is expressed at the location of the manikin as an equivalent homogeneous temperature (EHT).
Results lead to indications about the connection between EHT and the percentage of dissatisfied due to the vertical temperature gradient and draft rating.

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