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    Understanding the thermal comfort of humans and designing accordingly. Basic layers of the human skin and how it is imitated in architecture.

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    Understanding the thermal comfort of humans and designing accordingly. Basic layers of the human skin and how it is imitated in architecture.

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    HUMAN BODY MECHANISMS &

    THERMAL COMFORT
    WHAT IS THERMAL COMFORT?
    https://multicomfort.saint-gobain.co.uk/what-is-thermal-comfort/
    Human skin vs building skin

    Four main factors, beside of many


    other psychological and physiological
    factors, determine the comfort zone:
    • Air temperature
    • Relative humidity
    • Air velocity/Pressure
    • Temperature of the surrounding
    surfaces (radiant heat)
    Thermal image of (a) mud house; (b) fired brick house; (c) C.I sheet house

    https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4892/htm
    Body’s heat production and heat loss
    - Regulatory mechanisms
    Of all the energy produced
    by the consumption and
    digestion of food, only
    Basal metabolism and
    muscular metabolism about 20% is utilized, the
    remaining 80% is ‘surplus’
    heat that is dissipated into
    the environment.
    How does the human body maintain
    thermal balance with heat loss?
    CONDUCTION: Depends on RADIATION: Body radiates
    temp. of contact body; If you longwave radiation when the
    want to warm an object, you can temperature is higher than the
    hold it. If you want to heat outer air
    yourself, you hold a hot body.

    EVAPORATION: Body looses


    CONVECTION: Micro wind
    water. Takes place through
    patterns causes a cooling
    breathing. Some of the water we
    effect, by taking away the hot
    drink is lost through sweat and
    air in contact with the body
    most as urine
    HOW MANY CALORIES ARE EACH OF
    YOU CONSUMPING PER DAY?
    1. WHAT IS THE ENERGY EXPENDED BY A PERSON OF (x) kg TO CLIMB 1 meter?

    • E=mx gxh
    • Therefore, energy expended is (y) Nm (Joules)

    2. HOW MUCH CAN A PERSON CLIMB ON A 2000 kcal/day DIET?

    • [ (2000 X 4.2) / (24 X 60 X 60) ] X 1000


    • Therefore, our human wattage is ________
    Watt is 1 joule of energy released/ consumed in 1 second
    • 1 Calorie = 4.2 Joules
    THERMAL BALANCE

    If the thermal balance is more than zero, vasometeer


    adjustments will take place. Either blood circulation
    increases to the skin, or alternatively if the sum is less
    than zero, blood circulation reduces, and skin
    temperature is lowered.

    If not sufficient, we will sweat because of the heat or


    shiver due to the cold…
    Regulation of body temperature
    FACTORS that affect thermal comfort
    • Air temperature (dry bulb – deg C)

    • Relative humidity (%)

    • Air speed (M per sec)

    • Radiant conditions

    – Mean radiant temperature [MRT] in deg C

    – or other radiation value in KWH / sqm

    These factors are controllable through design – a passive system should control all
    four factors; an active (HVAC) system is expected to control the first three (with
    “architecture” controlling the fourth).
    FACTORS that affect thermal comfort
    FACTORS that affect thermal comfort
    • Maximum
    temp, Min RH
    • Minimum
    temperature,
    Max RH
    • Note down
    which month
    it is in, an plot
    the chart
    Skin temperature is between 31-34 degree Celsius.

    • If air temperature is higher than this, convective heat loss reduces.


    • If surface temperature of other bodies around increases, even radiant heat losses are
    diminished.
    • This is still ok if there is evaporative cooling.

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