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Study on Cool Chair equipped with warming function [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
Recent air-conditioning systems aim to provide thermal comfort for an unspecified number of residents. However, office workers may perceive the feeling of comfort differently depending on their clothing, metabolic rate, and personal activity level.
Koyama Jun, Doi Yusuke, Ukai Masanari, Nobe Tatsuo   +3 more
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Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit

Nano Research Energy, 2023
Radiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation
Houze Yao, Huhu Cheng, Qihua Liao, Xuanzhang Hao, Kaixuan Zhu, Yajie Hu, Liangti Qu   +6 more
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A Literature Review of Cooling Center, Misting Station, Cool Pavement, and Cool Roof Intervention Evaluations

Atmosphere, 2022
Heat islands and warming temperatures are a growing global public health concern. Although cities are implementing cooling interventions, little is known about their efficacy.
Flannery Black-Ingersoll, Julie de Lange, Leila Heidari, Abgel Negassa, Pilar Botana, M. Patricia Fabian, Madeleine K. Scammell   +6 more
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Design of Liquid–Air Hybrid Cooling Garment and Its Effect on Local Thermal Comfort

Applied Sciences, 2023
Personal cooling garments were reported effective in improving thermal comfort in hot environments. In this study, three liquid–air hybrid cooling garments and one control garment were designed and made: aluminum-tube fan cooling (AAL), silicone-tube fan
Wanwan Wang, Mengmeng Zhao
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Compact Liquid Cooling Garment with Integrated Vapor Compression Refrigeration for Extreme High-Temperature Environments

Machines
Extreme high-temperature environments pose challenges for human thermal comfort and safety. This study introduces a compact portable liquid cooling garment weighing 3.6 kg in total with an integrated 1.99 kg vapor compression refrigeration unit (172 mm ×
Yuancheng Zhu, Yonghong He, Weiguo Xiong
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Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation of a Low-Scale Personal Cooling System with Integrated PCM

Energies
Phase Change Materials (PCMs), among the existing thermal storage technologies, are characterized by higher storage densities than conventional storage systems, and absorb and release thermal energy at nearly constant temperatures.
Francesco Miccoli, Augusto Cavargna, Luigi Mongibello, Marcello Iasiello, Nicola Bianco   +4 more
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Dynamic thermal radiation regulation for thermal management

Next Energy, 2023
With the improvement of living standards, energy consumption for heating and cooling is increasing. Traditional heaters or coolers (air conditioners etc.) consume lots of energy and only transfer heat to different places on Earth, which increases the ...
Na Guo, Ziying Zhao, Hongjie Yan, Meijie Chen   +3 more
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Dual‐mode smart flipping materials and devices for thermal management

Interdisciplinary Materials, 2023
Thermal management is of great significance for human activities. Attaining thermal comfort not only requires thermal control of building's macroenvironment, but also additionally personal thermal regulation.
Gaoyang Kong, Jianing Xu, Wei Xie, Ya Sun, Yile Fan, Haoyu Wang, Hiroki Kondo, Han Zhou   +7 more
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Integration of Active Clothing with a Personal Cooling System within the NGIoT Architecture for the Improved Comfort of Construction Workers

Applied Sciences
Intense physical activity and high ambient temperature cause construction workers to be exposed to an increased risk of overheating, especially in the summer season.
Anna Dąbrowska, Monika Kobus, Piotr Sowiński, Łukasz Starzak, Bartosz Pękosławski   +4 more
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Liquid Cooling System for CPU by Electroconjugate Fluid

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2014
The dissipated power of CPU for personal computer has been increased because the performance of personal computer becomes higher. Therefore, a liquid cooling system has been employed in some personal computers in order to improve their cooling ...
Yasuo Sakurai, Takeshi Nakada, Kazuya Edamura   +2 more
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