The effects of clothing thermal resistance and operative temperature on human skin temperature |
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Authors: | Yanfeng Liu Lijuan Wang Yuhui Di Jiaping Liu Hao Zhou |
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Affiliation: | 1. College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi''an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi''an 710055, China;2. College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi''an Polytechnic University, Xi''an 710048, China;3. College of Architecture, Xi''an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi''an 710055, China |
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Abstract: | Skin temperature is an essential physiological parameter of thermal comfort. The purpose of this research was to reveal the effects of clothing thermal resistance and operative temperature on local skin temperature (LST) and mean skin temperature (MST). The LSTs (at 32 sites) in stable condition were measured for different clothing thermal resistances 1.39, 0.5 and 0.1 clo. To study the effect of environmental temperature on LST and MST, the LSTs were also measured for operative temperatures 23, 26 and 33 °C. The experimental data showed that the effect of clothing thermal resistance on the foot was greater compared to the other human parts, and the effect of operative temperature on many parts of the human body was great, such as foot, hand, trunk, and arm. The MSTs measured on the conditions that air speed was under 0.1 m/s, RH was about 30–70%, and metabolic rate was about 1 met, were collected from previous studies. On the basis of these experimental data, a MST prediction equation with the operative temperature and clothing thermal resistance as independent variables, was obtained by multiple linear regression. This equation was a good alternative and provided convenience to predict the MST in different operative temperatures and clothing thermal resistances. |
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Keywords: | Skin temperature Clothing thermal resistance Operative temperature Thermal sensation |
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