predictionpowerreaches21%/71%/0.7after200subjectivevotes.Weexploredtheimportanceofdifferentfeaturesonthepredictionperformancebyconsideringallsubjectsinonedataset.Whenallfeaturesincludedfortheentiredataset,personalcomfortmodelscangeneratethehighestperformanceof35%/76%/0.80bythemostpredictivealgorithm.Personalcomfortmodels...
Among all the comfort factors, thermal comfort is the primary one, as an important function of clothing is to provide aids in maintaining the thermal balance of the human body and ensure that the heat loss, skin temperature, air movement and humidity at the body surface produce a sensation ...
All of these factors together create a holistic view of thermal comfort, which allows for building designs with smaller heating and cooling loads. This ultimately means lower first-cost and operating energy consumption. In some cases, it even means the elimination of the cooling system and perimete...
This paper describes some of the thinking behind the thermal comfort provisions of the new European Standard EN15251 (CEN: 2007) which deals with all aspects on the indoor environment. The paper will present the evidence on which its provisions are based (focusing on thermal comfort) and the...
Predictive Capacity Analysis for Outdoor Thermal Comfort Assessments: A Case Study of Jijel City, Algeria Ensuring acceptable thermal comfort conditions in public spaces is nowadays a major concern of urban design. A number of indices have been proposed in the ... T Boutellis,A Bouchair - 《...
‘work’andintoenergytooperatenormalbodyfunctionsandorgans•Theenergyconversionprocessisnotefficientresultinginmuchheatproductionasaby-product•Thehumanbodyneedstomaintainrelativelyconstantcoretemperatureforhealth;andskintemperaturewithinanacceptablerangeforcomfort–itthereforeneedstomaintainaheatbalanceBodytemperatureEnergy...
D-2, Environmental engineering II, Heat, moisture, thermal comfort, natural energy, air flow, ventilation, smoke exhaustion, computational fluid dynamics, indoor air quality heating, cooling and air-conditioning heat and cold sources, piping systems application of building services ...
The automotive industry has continually been facing confrontation to provide a comfortable and efficient thermal environment for all vehicle users. In this regards, the existing body of research on vehicular thermal comfort confirmed that estimating thermal comfort of vehicle users is necessary to secure...
Distributions of thermal comfort dataset under different conditions. Full size image Table 4. Variable coding conventions, including basic identifiers, building information, subject’s personal information, and subjective thermal comfort information. Ethics and consent All data contained within this dataset ...
Define Thermal column. Thermal column synonyms, Thermal column pronunciation, Thermal column translation, English dictionary definition of Thermal column. adj. 1. Of, relating to, using, producing, or caused by heat. 2. Intended or designed in such a way