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Thermal sensation models: a systematic comparison.
Journal article

Thermal sensation models: a systematic comparison.

  • Koelblen B Air-Conditioning and Heating Department, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Psikuta A Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Protection and Physiology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Bogdan A Air-Conditioning and Heating Department, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Annaheim S Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Protection and Physiology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Rossi RM Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Protection and Physiology, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • 2016-08-27
Published in:
  • Indoor air. - 2017
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) scale
Bedford scale
standards
subjective judgement
thermal sensation
thermal sensation models
Clothing
Environment
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Reproducibility of Results
Temperature
Thermosensing
English Thermal sensation models, capable of predicting human's perception of thermal surroundings, are commonly used to assess given indoor conditions. These models differ in many aspects, such as the number and type of input conditions, the range of conditions in which the models can be applied, and the complexity of equations. Moreover, the models are associated with various thermal sensation scales. In this study, a systematic comparison of seven existing thermal sensation models has been performed with regard to exposures including various air temperatures, clothing thermal insulation, and metabolic rate values after a careful investigation of the models' range of applicability. Thermo-physiological data needed as input for some of the models were obtained from a mathematical model for human physiological responses. The comparison showed differences between models' predictions for the analyzed conditions, mostly higher than typical intersubject differences in votes. Therefore, it can be concluded that the choice of model strongly influences the assessment of indoor spaces. The issue of comparing different thermal sensation scales has also been discussed.
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  • English
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