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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, K. C. (Kenneth C.), 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, [1993]
Subjects:
Body Temperature Regulation.
Cold Temperature.
Environment Design.
Hot Temperature.
Ergonomics.
Stress, Physiological.
Table of Contents:
  • Human thermal environments
  • Basic parameters
  • Heat balance equation for the human body
  • Example calculation
  • Human thermal physiology and thermoregulation
  • Thermophysical properties of the human body
  • Psychological responses
  • Behavioural thermoregulation
  • Body temperature
  • Psychological responses
  • Psychological models
  • Thermal sensation
  • Thermoreception
  • Semantics, psychological models and multi-dimensional scaling
  • Mood, aggression, depression and other psychological reactions
  • Measurement methods and assessment techniques
  • Measuring kits and composite instruments
  • Measurement of physiological response
  • Measurement of psychological responses
  • Thermal index: an assessment technique
  • Metabolic heat production
  • Where does the come from?
  • Units
  • Estimation of metabolic heat production
  • Use of tables and databases
  • Subjective methods
  • Thermal properties of clothing
  • Simple clothing model
  • Two-parameter model
  • Determination of the thermal properties of clothing
  • Thermal comfort
  • Whole-body thermal comfort
  • Thermal models and thermal comfort.
  • (cont) Do requirements for comfort apply universally?
  • Heat stress
  • Physiological responses to heat
  • Heat stress indices
  • Direct heat stress indices
  • Acclimatization
  • Cold stress
  • Physiological responses to cold
  • Psychological responses to cold
  • Interference with activities, performance and productivity
  • Early studies: factory output and accidents
  • Performance models and indices
  • Rational performance model
  • Human skin contact with hot surfaces
  • Skin contact with a hot surface: analysis of the event
  • Mathematical models of heat transfer
  • International standards
  • ISO standards
  • Other ISO items
  • Standards in the USA
  • Standards in the UK
  • European standards (CEN)
  • Example of the application of ISO standards to the assessment of a hot environment
  • Example of the application of international (ISO) standards for the assessment of moderate environments
  • Example of the application of international (ISO) standards for the assessment of cold environments
  • Thermal models and computer aided design
  • Thermal models
  • Do models work?
  • (cont) Fundamentals of heat transfer
  • Conduction
  • Radiation
  • Convection
  • Evaporation
  • Computer program listings for the assessment of heat stress, thermal comfort and cold stress.