Mankind and heat - Thermal comfort

4 important questions on Mankind and heat - Thermal comfort

Thermal comfort is sometimes defined as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment. It is subjective. What does it depend on?

Environmental factors
  1. Air temperature
  2. Air velocity
  3. Weighted radiation temperature
  4. Relative air humidity
Personal factors
  1. Metabolism
  2. Clothing

What are reasons for dissatisfaction with the thermal quality?

  1. Too large temperature difference between the air at the height of the head and at the level of the feet
  2. too high an air velocity
  3. too high a radiation asymmetry

What is the operative temperature?

It is a measurement of the combined effect of the air and the weighted mean radiant temperature on the thermal sensation
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What are the conditions during the winter?

  1. Operative temperature between 20 and 24
  2. The difference in air temperature on 0.1 and 1.1 m should be less than 3
  3. the surface temperature of the floor should be between 20 and 26
  4. average air velocity should be lower than 0.15 m/s
  5. radiation asymmetry by windows or other vertical planes should be less than 10 K
  6. radiation asymmetry by a warm ceiling should be less than 5 K

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