EVALUATING THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS BY USING A THERMAL MANiKiN WiTH CONTROLLED SKiN SURFACE TEMPERATURE
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This paper describes a method for measuring nonuniform thermal environments using a new thermal manikin with controlled skin surface temperature. The manikin its control logic are described, and an equivalent temperature based on the therntal manikin (teq) is proposed and discussed. A method to calculate the PMV index from manikin heat loss is also given. To calibrate these methods, fundamental data were collected. The manikin-based equivalent temperature (teq) is shown to be effective at accounting for the effects of local heat sources and asymmetrical environmental conditions.
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