LoginThe human body is a thermal machine, immersed in air. In this paper, the thermoregulation of the body is presented and explained. Due to its thermoregulation, the body ensures its independent activity, regardless the outer temperatures.
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Through the body is thermally neutral, it does not mean that there is a constant or equal thermo-equilibrium all over the body.
MARSIAN (Modular Autonomous Recorder System for the measurement of Autonomic Nervous System activity) is an ambulatroy measurement and monitoring portable system designed for the evaluation of emotional and sensorial reactions, especially in case
The ambiometer is a tool that allows both the recording of physical parameters of comfort and sensations of the occupant.The method developed is based on field investigations of four components of comfort : thermal, acoustic, visual and olfactory
In the EDF comfort-laboratory, realistic environmental chambers have been designed, furnished and decorated like offices and flats.
This paper deals with thermal comfort as part of the dynamic interaction between people and their environment. The comfort temperature is continuously changing.
The dispersion of contaminants in an office environment has been investigated.
Objective measurement, CFD modelling and subjective assessment have been used in that study to evaluate the thermal comfort of an air-conditoned lecture theatre in the tropics.
An effective sensor for thermal comfort index is necessary for a successful comfort index-based HVAC control system. A comfort sensor with a new structure is proposed in this paper.
This paper describes a new tool, ils architecture and its predictive performance. BACH is a computational tool for air flow simulation in and around buildings in the early stages of the design process.
The objective of the European project AIRLESS was to develop strategies, principles and protocols to improve and control the performance of HVAC systems and their components to be incorporated in codes and guidelines.This paper is a sum-up fo the
The nesting of a new zonal model within a multizone model has allowed an increased resolution in the prediction of local air flow velocities, temperature and concentration distributions between rooms and within rooms.
This paper describes a numerical model that takes into account the indoor air moisture and its transport by the airflow, within an enclosure.
Many indoor models have been developed to describe thermal indoor discomfort, but are they relevant to outdoor or semi-outdoor environments ? They have not been yet critically validated .
Due to its simplicity in installation and maintenance on the one hand, and to its potential to conserve energy on the other hand, the refrigerant modulating air-conditioning system has become very popular.
This paper deals with the results of a large-scale survey performed to develop new notions about ACT (adaptive comfort temperature) in buildings in humid sub-tropical Hong-Kong ; the aim was to determine the adaptive interface relationship between
This paper aims at estimating the thermal comfort in environment created by a proposed passive evaporating cooling system.
This paper gives the description of a four-factor simulation design and a statistical procedure for analyzing material VOC time sensitivities with regard to the following parameter variations : VOC diffusion coefficient, VOC partition coefficient,
This paper is the presentation of the development and application of an IAQ audit methodology applied in tertiary institutional buildings in the tropics.
An integrated IAQ model has been developed for prediction of Volatile Organic Compounds emission rate of building material and concentration distribution within a material.Experimental data have validated the model predictions.