Experimental comparison of local direct heating to improve thermal comfort of workers

Wu, Haiying; Xu, Manshu; Bian, Chunxiao

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106884

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“…There have been a number of studies that have conducted a series of experiments on the effect of local heat sensation on whole heat sensation [79] , [80] , [81] , [82] , [83] . Zhang [79] found in the study that as the gap between the local thermal sensation of the site and the thermal sensation of the whole body increased, the weight of the influence of the site on the sensation of the whole body increased linearly.…”

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Comparison of adaptive thermal comfort with face masks in library building in Guangzhou, China

Tang

Zhou

Dai

et al. 2023

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Comparison of adaptive thermal comfort with face masks in library building in Guangzhou, China

Tang

Zhou

Dai

et al. 2023

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress

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“…Comparing the energy consumption of the used techniques showed that the heated clothing consumes significantly less than the other strategies. Study 19 [39] on the recently developed Embr Wave wristband showed that this low-power device can improve the whole body thermal sensation, thermal comfort and pleasantness with 0.5 to 1 scale unit, which corresponds with an ambient temperature increase of 2-3 • C. In study 23 [42], different combinations of radiant heating and heated clothing were tested at 13 • C and 15 • C. It was found that personal heating can effectively provide thermal comfort to the occupants and that direct clothing heating is much more efficient in providing comfort.…”

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Personal Heating in Dwellings as an Innovative, Energy-Sufficient Heating Practice: A Case Study Research

2021

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Despite the efforts to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, the actual energy consumption decreased much less than expected in recent years. Therefore, energy sufficiency is gaining attention as a complementary approach to energy efficiency. It aims to reduce the actual energy consumption of buildings by providing thermal comfort to residents in a sufficient way. This demands for alternative heating practices, such as the application of personal heating systems. Although a review of past studies shows that, in office buildings, thermal comfort can be provided with less energy by using personal heating systems, the application in a residential context is much less explored. Our hypothesis is that an innovative, energy-sufficient personal heating practice also has potential to reduce the overall energy consumption in dwellings. Therefore, this paper presents the results of a one-week case study on personal heating as an energy-sufficient heating practice in three dwellings. During the case study, the ambient temperature was reduced to 18 °C, and residents were allowed to use active and passive personal heating systems to make themselves as comfortable as possible. They were also asked to evaluate their thermal sensation and thermal comfort. The results show that, despite a lower indoor temperature, residents are able to achieve thermal comfort by using personal heating at the locations where they effectively reside. Additionally, a significant energy saving potential was found. The case study proved our hypothesis, leading to the conclusion that an innovative, sufficient personal heating practice in dwellings can be a supplementary step to reduce the energy consumption to meet the global challenges.

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“…Better comfort perceived by the user can benefit the overall user acceptance of collaborative robots from a user perspective [ 9 ]. The comfort of humans plays such a critical role that it not only affects user acceptance but also has a significant impact on the efficiency of manufacturing [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Therefore, this paper gives a review of human comfort in HRC including the influential factors of human comfort, measurement of human comfort, and improvement approaches of human comfort.…”

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A Review on Human Comfort Factors, Measurements, and Improvements in Human–Robot Collaboration

Yan

Jia

2022

Sensors

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As the development of robotics technologies for collaborative robots (COBOTs), the applications of human–robot collaboration (HRC) have been growing in the past decade. Despite the tremendous efforts from both academia and industry, the overall usage and acceptance of COBOTs are still not so high as expected. One of the major affecting factors is the comfort of humans in HRC, which is usually less emphasized in COBOT development; however, it is critical to the user acceptance during HRC. Therefore, this paper gives a review of human comfort in HRC including the influential factors of human comfort, measurement of human comfort in terms of subjective and objective manners, and human comfort improvement approaches in the context of HRC. Discussions on each topic are also conducted based on the review and analysis.

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Experimental comparison of local direct heating to improve thermal comfort of workers

Cited by 53 publications

References 37 publications

Comparison of adaptive thermal comfort with face masks in library building in Guangzhou, China

Comparison of adaptive thermal comfort with face masks in library building in Guangzhou, China

Personal Heating in Dwellings as an Innovative, Energy-Sufficient Heating Practice: A Case Study Research

A Review on Human Comfort Factors, Measurements, and Improvements in Human–Robot Collaboration

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