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CLOTHING INSULATION ASYMMETRY AND THERMAL COMFORT.

Author(s) : OLESEN B. W., HASEBE Y., DEAR R. J. de

Summary

THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO INVESTIGATE IF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING ON THE BODY HAS AN INFLUENCE ON THE SUBJECT'S PREFERRED TEMPERATURE AND IF A STANDARD MEASUREMENT OF THE THERMAL INSULATION ON A THERMAL MANIKIN IS VALID FOR VERY NON-UNIFORM CLOTHING DISTRIBUTIONS. 5 CLOTHINGS WITH THE SAME TOTAL THERMAL INSULATION: 0.26 K.M2/W (1.3 CLO), BUT VERY DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE INSULATION ON THE BODY WERE STUDIED. THE ASYMMETRY WAS RANGING FROM A NUDE UPPER PART TO A NUDE LOWER PART OF THE BODY. IT IS SHOWED THAT THE CLOTHING INSULATION ASYMMETRY HAD NO SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PREFERRED BY SUBJECTS WHOSE SKIN TEMPERATURE IS 306.3 K(33.3 DEG C) IN ALL CLOTHINGS. THE MEASUREMENT OF THE BASIC THERMAL INSULATION VALUE ON A THERMAL MANIKIN IS ALSO VALID.

Details

  • Original title: CLOTHING INSULATION ASYMMETRY AND THERMAL COMFORT.
  • Record ID : 1989-1113
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 94; n. 1; 32-51; 6 fig.; 9 tabl.; 24 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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