ShareUpper limits for indoor air humidity to avoid uncomfortably humid skin.
Author(s) : TOFTUM J., JORGENSEN A. S., FANGER P. O.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Describes a project in which the hypothesis that skin humidity in itself could be a cause of discomfort was tested with 40 people exposed to five levels of skin humidity. The model predicts that the relative air humidity may be close to 100% without causing much discomfort from human skin among thermally neutral persons performing sedentary work.
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- Original title: Upper limits for indoor air humidity to avoid uncomfortably humid skin.
- Record ID : 1999-2493
- Languages: English
- Source: Energy Build. - vol. 28 - n. 1
- Publication date: 1998
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- Themes: Comfort air conditioning
- Keywords: Skin; Hygrometry; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning
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Lines of constant skin temperature with varying...
- Author(s) : MOCHIDA T.
- Date : 1996/02/16
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Transactions.
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Air humidity requirements for human comfort.
- Author(s) : TOFTUM J., FANGER P. O.
- Date : 1999
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 1999 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington + CD-ROM.
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An investigation of thermal comfort at high hum...
- Author(s) : FOUNTAIN M. E., ARENS E., XU T., et al.
- Date : 1999
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 1999 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington + CD-ROM.
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Indoor humidity and human health. 1. Literature...
- Author(s) : BAUGHMAN A. V., ARENS E. A.
- Date : 1996/02/16
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Transactions.
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Upper limits of air humidity for preventing war...
- Author(s) : TOFTUM J., JORGENSEN A. S., FANGER P. O.
- Date : 1998
- Languages : English
- Source: Energy Build. - vol. 28 - n. 1
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