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El akili
Zoubayre
Bouzidi
Youcef
Merabtine
Abdelatif
Polidori
Guillaume
Kauffmann
Julien
Building
Energy conservation
Thermal comfort
Thermal manikin
Thermal sensation
Thermal comfort of Frail People under dynamic and non-uniform thermal environments using a thermal manikin with thermoregulatory control: An experimental study
The thermal comfort of frail people has to be considered carefully, mainly because of the high thermal sensitivity of this population and the negative influences that unsatisfactory thermal conditions have on their health. Most existing thermal comfort works have been conducted under steady-state, uniform thermal environments, with far fewer being performed in dynamic and non-uniform thermal environments, and even less for frail people. This study aimed at assessing the thermal responses of frail people under transient and non-uniform thermal environments, using a thermal manikin and a climatic test cell. Thermal responses were investigated and discussed in both genders. The analysis of variance showed a significant difference in thermal comfort and thermal sensation between females and males over time, under hot exposure. Under cold exposure, results showed a significant difference in thermal sensation between females and males over time, but no significant difference was observed in term of thermal comfort. Analysis revealed also significant differences in the dynamic thermal sensation between the sexes under cold exposure, while results confirmed that there is no significant difference in the dynamic thermal sensation between sexes under hot exposure.
2022-03-23
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Thermal comfort of Frail People under dynamic and non-uniform thermal environments using a thermal manikin with thermoregulatory control
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666123322000265
2022-05-30 14:43:34
ScienceDirect
Energy and Built Environment
Energy and Built Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.enbenv.2022.03.005
ISSN 2666-1233