Thermal comfort models for indoor spaces and vehicles—Current capabilities and future perspectives
Throughout this paper, we reviewed the most popular thermal comfort models and methods
of assessing thermal comfort in buildings and vehicular spaces. Most of them are limited to …
of assessing thermal comfort in buildings and vehicular spaces. Most of them are limited to …
Effects of dynamic airflows on convective cooling of human bodies− Advances in thermal comfort assessment and engineering design
Dynamic airflows, mainly characterized by turbulence and time-varying mean flow and
direction, are increasingly recognized for their positive effects on enhancing the convective …
direction, are increasingly recognized for their positive effects on enhancing the convective …
Human comfort modelling for elderly people by infrared thermography: Evaluating the thermoregulation system responses in an indoor environment during winter
Elderly people are vulnerable to cold environments, due to aging's impact on the density of
nerve fibers. Nevertheless, automatic controls of HVAC systems do not consider the user's …
nerve fibers. Nevertheless, automatic controls of HVAC systems do not consider the user's …
Thermoregulation of human hands in cold environments and its modeling approach: A comprehensive review
Cold environments pose significant risks to human health, well-being, and productivity, with
hands being particularly vulnerable to cold stress and injuries. Mathematical models of hand …
hands being particularly vulnerable to cold stress and injuries. Mathematical models of hand …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the convective heat transfer coefficient of human body and its effect on the human thermoregulation predictions
Human thermoregulation models, particularly the Fiala model, are well accepted for the
prediction of thermoregulatory responses and the assessment of clothing and building …
prediction of thermoregulatory responses and the assessment of clothing and building …
A novel thermal comfort and energy saving evaluation model for radiative cooling and heating textiles
Personal thermal management (PTM) techniques, which establish local thermal envelopes
around the human body instead of cooling/heating the entire building space, have great …
around the human body instead of cooling/heating the entire building space, have great …
Convective heat loss from computational thermal manikin subject to outdoor wind environments
Urban residents are increasingly encouraged to go outside for recreational and relaxing
purposes, which may improve personal health and reduce building energy consumption …
purposes, which may improve personal health and reduce building energy consumption …
A review of human thermal comfort model in predicting human–environment interaction in non-uniform environmental conditions
This paper presented a review of the literature on the human thermal comfort model, which
can be employed to predict the response of a human towards the environmental …
can be employed to predict the response of a human towards the environmental …
[HTML][HTML] A numerical investigation of the influence of wind on convective heat transfer from the human body in a ventilated room
As an important factor in indoor human thermal comfort, the wind is investigated in the
present study using a fully validated human body-environment interface model based on …
present study using a fully validated human body-environment interface model based on …
The effect of airspeed and wind direction on human's thermal conditions and air distribution around the body
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of airspeed and wind direction on
a human's thermal conditions and of air distribution around the body. In addition, this study …
a human's thermal conditions and of air distribution around the body. In addition, this study …