Local clothing thermal properties of typical office ensembles under realistic static and dynamic conditions.

ABSTRACT: An accurate local thermal sensation model is indispensable for the effective development of personalized conditioning systems in office environments. The output of such a model relies on the accurate prediction of local skin temperatures, which in turn depend on reliable input data of the local clothing thermal resistance and clothing area factor. However, for typical office clothing ensembles, only few local datasets are available in the literature. In this study, the dry thermal resistance was measured for 23 typical office clothing ensembles according to EN-ISO 15831 on a sweating agile manikin. For 6 ensembles, the effects of different air speeds and body movement were also included. Local clothing area factors were estimated based on 3D scans. Local differences can be found between th

SUBMITTER: Vesela S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6244820 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature