Thermal comfort following immersion [PDF]
Physiology & Behavior, 2015 Unlike thermal comfort in air, little research has been undertaken exploring thermal comfort around water sports. We investigated the impact of swimming and cooling in air after swimming on thermal comfort. After 10 min of swimming-and-resting cycles in 28°C water, volunteers wearing two types of garments or in swim briefs, faced winds in 24°C air, at ...
Guéritée, Julien +3 more
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A Real-Time Approach for Thermal Comfort Management in Electric Vehicles
Energies, 2020 The HVAC system represents the main auxiliary load in electric vehicles, but passengers’ thermal comfort expectations are always increasing. Hence, a compromise is needed between energy consumption and thermal comfort.
Anas Lahlou +4 more
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Thermal comfort investigation of an outdoor air-conditioned area in a hot and arid environment [PDF]
, 2017 Thermal comfort in hot and arid outdoor environments is an industrial challenging field. An outdoor air-conditioned area was designed and built to host sport and social events during summers 2014 and 2015 in Qatar. This article presents a thermal comfort
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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces
Buildings, 2023 Urban outdoor space is an important activity place for residents, and its thermal environment directly affects residents’ quality of life and physical and mental health.
Zheming Liu, Jin Li, Tianyu Xi
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Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK [PDF]
, 2014 In a warming world, the risk of overheating is significant in temperate climate areas such as Glasgow, UK where adaptation to overheating is low. An easy-to-use thermal comfort evaluation is therefore a necessary first step towards developing effective ...
Drach, Patricia +2 more
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Air-conditioning load aggregation scheduling strategy based on user differentiated thermal comfort
电力工程技术, 2023 As an important resource on the demand side, air-conditioning load can flexibly participate in the power system and promote new energy consumption. In the process of air-conditioning load scheduling, there are differences in thermal comfort requirements ...
ZHANG Yong +5 more
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Thermal-comfort evaluation of and plan for public space of Maling Village, Henan, China.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The thermal environment of village public space affects the comfort of people ' s outdoor activities, and then affects the willingness of residents to outdoor activities, which has an important impact on the villagers' quality of life.
Qindong Fan +3 more
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal comfort in the existing housing
Ascione, Fabrizio +5 more
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Establishment of Thermal Comfort Evaluation Model Based on Individual Difference [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 “People-oriented” and “Energy saving” are the two major themes of current social development. In the field of thermal comfort, establishment of thermal comfort model based on physiological parameters plays an important role in meeting the needs of human ...
Yang Yalong +4 more
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Energies, 2023 In China, the post-Winter Olympics era has seen the rapid development and promotion of ice rinks with air-supported membrane structures. With the rise of large indoor spectator areas in ice rinks, thermal comfort needs in spectator areas are receiving ...
Rulin Li +4 more
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