It is difficult to satisfy all workers in an office with respect to thermal comfort by a total air conditioningsystem. An individually controlled system that can create a preferable thermal environment for eachoccupant is therefore needed. In the present study, a chair incorporating two fans under the seat andbehind the backrest of the chair to provide isothermal forced airflow to the occupant was developed.Experiments were conducted in a climate chamber during summer. Seven healthy college studentsparticipated as subjects.
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