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Study on the Moderate Thermal Environment Comfort Evaluation Using Thermal Manikin

  • Mingzhou Zhao
  • , Yifen Qiu*
  • , Chaoyi Zhao
  • , Rui Wang
  • , Huimin Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • China National Institute of Standardization

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Abstract

A new manikin can be used to simulate heat transfer and thermal sensation of Chinese human body in moderate thermal environment. Local (t_eqlocal) and whole body equivalent temperature (t_eqwhole) had been measured in a uniform environment using it and compared with corresponding environmental temperatures. Objective/subjective evaluation trial was carried out in an air-conditioned climate chamber where 12 Chinese males sat to mark their sensation. By comparison it could be found: (1) after 100 min manikin thermodynamic state tended to become stable and t_eqwhole was 20.6 °C which approximately equaled to air temperature 20.7 °C in the uniform environment. Therefore, its measurement accuracy is verified to be very high. (2) in the chamber, PMV index measured by manikin was –0.8 which was close to subjective sensation vote (–0.917 ± 0.996), indicating that it is reasonable and credible to evaluate environment comfort by means of this manikin.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2018
EditorsWaldemar Karwowski, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages85-93
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319944838
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventAHFE International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2018 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 21 Jul 201825 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume789
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceAHFE International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period21/07/1825/07/18

Keywords

  • Equivalent temperature
  • Moderate thermal environment
  • Objective evaluation
  • Subjective evaluation
  • Thermal manikin
  • Thermal sensation

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