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Thermal comfort with floor heating

  • Zhaojun Wang*
  • , Juan Hou
  • , Chengzu Kang
  • , Haoran Ning
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the thermal comfort and thermal sensation of subjects in an asymmetric radiant thermal environment; 16 healthy subjects were participated in the experiments. According to the results in nonuniform environments with the cold radiation of outer window and floor heating, the local thermal sensations of body parts were different and were the local thermal comfort and skin temperature. The difference would be reduced as the air temperature increasing. In different conditions, forehead and back skin temperature differed not greatly; the difference of hand skin temperature was large due to hand exposed. Women were more sensitive than men to ambient temperature. In the experiment, women's thermal sensations were colder under the same environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Subtitle of host publicationIndoor and Outdoor Environment
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages247-253
Number of pages7
EditionVOL. 1
ISBN (Print)9783642395833
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2013 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 19 Oct 201321 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
NumberVOL. 1
Volume261 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, ISHVAC 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period19/10/1321/10/13

Keywords

  • Asymmetric radiant thermal environment
  • Floor heating
  • Skin temperature
  • Thermal comfort
  • Thermal sensation

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