A new predictive index for evaluating both thermal sensation and thermal response of the human body

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

“…A new approach (multi-segmental -MS-Pierce model) to predicting the local skin temperatures of individual body parts was proposed based on the Pierce two-node model [404], which later was used as the thermoregulatory control mode for thermal manikins [405]. A new predictive thermal response index was proposed for use in steady-state and transient conditions based on the 1991 Ring and de Dear model [406]. A new simplified predict thermal sensation equation -using only the air temperature and water vapor pressure -was proposed based on field work in office buildings [407].…”

Computational models for the determination of depth-dependent mechanical properties of skin with a soft, flexible measurement device

“…approx. 0.1 mm [12,25]) and is therefore simplified as a semi-infinite solid. Their Poisson's ratios are 0.5 because of the incompressibility.…”

A new individualized thermoregulatory bio-heat model for evaluating the effects of personal characteristics on human body thermal response

“…This model was a combination of the well-known Pennes' equation [36] and Gagge's 2-node model [6] and took into account thermoregulation mechanisms such as sweating, shivering, and vaso-motion. In 2011, Zolfaghari and Maerefat [39] identified a relationship between the thermal response index and the ASHRAE thermal sensation scale. Although this model can overcome some limitations of the energy balance-based models, it was developed for an average human population, similar to most other common models.…”