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Simulation of human thermal responses in a confined space
conference contribution
posted on 2009-09-04, 13:22 authored by Yi Zhang, Tong YangLatest human thermal comfort models, such as the IESD-Fiala model, are active multi-nodal
thermal models that simulate physiological regulatory responses, e.g. changing metabolic rate
and skin blood flow, shivering and sweating. Commercial CFD packages, such as ANSYS
CFX, are widely used in studying transient thermal environment. The purpose of this study is
to develop and demonstrate the method for integrating human thermal comfort models with
the CFD environment for detailed transient simulations. Different integration strategies are
discussed in this paper, as well as the technical problems with using detailed (clothed) 3-D
model in the coupled simulation. It is highlighted that further research is required to exploit
the full potential of the integrated model in environmental design.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
ZHANG, Y. and YANG, T., 2008. Simulation of human thermal responses in a confined space. IN Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2008), 17-22 August 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark - Paper ID: 875Publisher
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) / © Yi Zhang & Tong YangVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2008Notes
This is a conference paper.Language
- en