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THERMAL COMFORT: A NEW APPROACH FOR SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION.

Author(s) : LAVIANA J. E., ROHLES F. H. Jr

Summary

A SCALING PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING THE HUMAN THERMAL RESPONSE IS PRESENTED. THIS PROCEDURE WAS TESTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TRADITIONAL THERMAL COMFORT BIPOLAR ADJECTIVE-PAIR SCALE. FROM THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TWO SEPARATE RATING SCALES WERE GENERATED, THERMAL DISSATISFACTION AND THERMAL SATISFACTION. UNDER CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS THERMAL DISSATISFACTION EMERGED AS A SEPARATE AND POSSIBLY MORE SENSITIVE MEASURE THAN EITHER THERMAL SATISFACTION OR THERMAL COMFORT.

Details

  • Original title: THERMAL COMFORT: A NEW APPROACH FOR SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION.
  • Record ID : 1988-0257
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 93; n. 1; 1069-1079; 4 fig.; 5 tabl.; 7 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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