Thermal Comfort: Analysis and Applications in Environmental Engineering

air temperature ambient temperature angle factor calculated ceiling centre chapter clo-value clothed body college-age subjects comfort conditions comfort equation comfort lines convective heat transfer Danish determined different activity levels effective radiation area elderly emittance environmental variables experimental females floor FP-B FP-C FP-D function heat loss heat transfer coefficient human body humidity influence irradiation Kansas State University kcal/hr m² kcal/m²hr large number LPPD M/ADU males McNall mean radiant temperature mean value measured MEDIUM ACTIVITY menstrual cycle metabolic rate neutral Nevins nude occupied zone optimal thermal comfort Percentage of Dissatisfied practice predicted mean vote PROJECTED AREA FACTOR radiant flux radiation area factor radiosity relative air velocity RESISTANCE OF CLOTHING seated persons sedentary standing person surface area sweat secretion thermal environment THERMAL RESISTANCE three different activity tmrt Tumrt vapour pressure velocity as parameter wall WET BULB TEMPERATURE