| Document ID (ISN) | 20117 |
| CIS number |
74-117 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
McIntyre D. |
| Title |
A guide to thermal comfort. |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1973, Vol.4, No.2, p.66-72. Illus. 28 ref. |
| Abstract |
A simple design procedure is provided for dealing with the requirements for a comfortable thermal environment. From the expected activity level and clothing insulation of the people concerned, a subjective temperature is calculated which will provide thermal comfort and which is a combination of air and mean radiant temperatures and air speed. These parameters must be combined by heating systems to give the optimum subjective temperature. This guide also considers other possible sources of thermal discomfort and suggests acceptable limits for them. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
heating systems; subjective temperature; design of equipment; thermal comfort |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
air temperature; humidity; mathematical analysis; clothing; energy metabolism; air movement |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
Ergonomics
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