| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M27074/01 |
| Title: |
HUMAN BODY CONVECTION AND RADIATION MEASUREMENT FOR TYPICAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND CONDITIONS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Loveday, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Civil and Building Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
26 July 1999 |
Ends: |
25 November 2002 |
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172,326
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| Building Ops & Management |
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| Construction |
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Better knowledge of human body convection is essential for human heat balance calculations in hot, moderate and cold environments. At present, these calculations are approximations, since existing convection correlations contain uncertainties which arise from the measurement technique used and the (frequently) non-typical test conditions employed. The work proposed will use a new technique for the accurate and direct measurement of clothed human convection coefficients, hc. Using a heat transfer measuring garment worn by human subjects, values for hc will be measured in typical room conditions, including displacement ventilation; correlations will be derived.Local values of hc and turbulence intensities will be related to draught sensations, improving as necessary the existing draught rating model. In displacement ventilation, uncertainty about the interaction between buoyant plumes from subjects and their surroundings will be clarified. The work will improve the accuracy of the current heat balance calculations and models necessary for thermal comfort determination, and for heat stress/cold stress assessment, leading to better design, and greater quality, of environments for people.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk |