Subjective: Depentind on 1] personal preference and accimatisation and 2] internal and external temperatures
Sensation from any particular part of the skin will depend on:
1] time
2] location
3] clothing
4] temperature of the surroundings
Bodily heat/loss gain is related to:
1] Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT)
2]Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT)
3] Relative Humidity (RH)
4] Air Movement (Vel)
Physiological factors that affect a person's thermal comfort:
1] Metabolic Rate (Met)
2] Clothing Level (Clo) [1]
Sensation from any particular part of the skin will depend on:
1] time
2] location
3] clothing
4] temperature of the surroundings
Bodily heat/loss gain is related to:
1] Dry Bulb Temperature (DBT)
2]Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT)
3] Relative Humidity (RH)
4] Air Movement (Vel)
Physiological factors that affect a person's thermal comfort:
1] Metabolic Rate (Met)
2] Clothing Level (Clo) [1]
The variables that affect heat dissipation from the body (thus also thermal comfort) can be grouped into three sets:
1] environmental :
air temperature
air movement
humidity
radiation
2] personal:
metabolic rate (activity)
clothing
3] contributing factors:
food and drink
acclimatization
body shape
subcutaneous fat
age and gender [2]
1] environmental :
air temperature
air movement
humidity
radiation
2] personal:
metabolic rate (activity)
clothing
3] contributing factors:
food and drink
acclimatization
body shape
subcutaneous fat
age and gender [2]
REFERENCES
[1] naturalfrequency, n.d., Human Comfort [online] Available at: http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Human_Comfort [Accessed: 1/ November 2013]
[2] Auliciems A. et al, 2007, Thermal Comfort [pdf] Passive and Low Energy Architecture International in association with the Department of Architecture, The University of Queensland Brisbane
[1] naturalfrequency, n.d., Human Comfort [online] Available at: http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/wiki/Human_Comfort [Accessed: 1/ November 2013]
[2] Auliciems A. et al, 2007, Thermal Comfort [pdf] Passive and Low Energy Architecture International in association with the Department of Architecture, The University of Queensland Brisbane