A COMPREHENSIVE DATA BASE FOR ESTIMATING CLOTHING INSULATION.

Summary

IT IS NECESSARY FOR USERS OF ASHRAE STANDARD 55-1981 AND CHAPTER 8 OF ASHRAE HANDBOOK-1981 FUNDAMENTALS TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF CLOTHING PROVIDE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF INSULA THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS (1) TO EXPAND THE CURRENT DATA BASE OF INSULATION (CLO) VALUES FOR GARMENTS AND (2) TO DEVELOP AND COMPARE DIFFERENT METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CLOTHING INSULATION. THE CLO VALUES OF 115 DIFFERENT GARMENTS AND 60 REPRESENTATIVE ENSEMBLES WERE MEASURED. A NEW COMPUTER MODEL, CALCULATES LOCAL AND TOTAL BODY HEAT LOSS.

Details

  • Original title: A COMPREHENSIVE DATA BASE FOR ESTIMATING CLOTHING INSULATION.
  • Record ID : 1986-2439
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1985
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 91; n. 2A; 29-47; 10 fig.; 3 tabl.; 17 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.