Search Results - "Edward Arens"

Extending air temperature setpoints: Simulated energy savings and design considerations for new and retrofit buildings by Hoyt, Tyler, Arens, Edward, Zhang, Hui

“…The thermostat setpoint range (deadband) in office buildings impacts both occupant thermal comfort and energy consumption. Zones operating within the deadband…”
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Chamber bioaerosol study: outdoor air and human occupants as sources of indoor airborne microbes by Adams, Rachel I, Bhangar, Seema, Pasut, Wilmer, Arens, Edward A, Taylor, John W, Lindow, Steven E, Nazaroff, William W, Bruns, Thomas D

“…Human occupants are an important source of microbes in indoor environments. In this study, we used DNA sequencing of filter samples to assess the fungal and…”
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Thermosensory micromapping of warm and cold sensitivity across glabrous and hairy skin of male and female hands and feet by Filingeri, Davide, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward A

“…The ability of hands and feet to convey skin thermal sensations is an important contributor to our experience of the surrounding world. Surprisingly, the…”
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Characteristics of the local cutaneous sensory thermoneutral zone by Filingeri, Davide, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward A

“…Skin temperature detection thresholds have been used to measure human cold and warm sensitivity across the temperature continuum. They exhibit a sensory zone…”
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High-density thermal sensitivity maps of the human body by Luo, Maohui, Wang, Zhe, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Filingeri, Davide, Jin, Ling, Ghahramani, Ali, Chen, Wenhua, He, Yingdong, Si, Binghui

“…‘Personal comfort systems’ and thermally active clothing are able to warm and cool individual building occupants by transferring heat directly to and from…”
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Thermal sensation and comfort models for non-uniform and transient environments: Part I: Local sensation of individual body parts by Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Huizenga, Charlie, Han, Taeyoung

“…A three-part series presents the development of models for predicting the local thermal sensation (Part I) and local comfort (Part II) of different parts of…”
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Indirect calorimetry on the metabolic rate of sitting, standing and walking office activities by Zhai, Yongchao, Li, Minghui, Gao, Siru, Yang, Liu, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Gao, Yunfei

“…Metabolic rate was measured on 60 college students (30 women and 30 men) while reclining at rest (Re), sitting (quiet-SQ, typing-ST and filing-SF), standing…”
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Thermal sensation and comfort models for non-uniform and transient environments, part III: Whole-body sensation and comfort by Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Huizenga, Charlie, Han, Taeyoung

“…A three-part series presents the development of models for predicting the local thermal sensation (Part I) and local thermal comfort (Part II) of different…”
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Comfort under personally controlled air movement in warm and humid environments by Zhai, Yongchao, Zhang, Hui, Zhang, Yufeng, Pasut, Wilmer, Arens, Edward, Meng, Qinglin

“…This study examined the effects of personally controlled air movement on human thermal comfort and perceived air quality (PAQ) in warm-humid environments. At…”
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Thermal sensation and comfort models for non-uniform and transient environments, part II: Local comfort of individual body parts by Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Huizenga, Charlie, Han, Taeyoung

“…A three-part series presents the development of models for predicting the local thermal sensation (Part I) and local comfort (Part II) of different parts of…”
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Carbon dioxide generation rates of different age and gender under various activity levels by Yang, Liu, Wang, Xueni, Li, Minghui, Zhou, Xiang, Liu, Shichao, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Zhai, Yongchao

“…Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) is a critical parameter in the design and control of ventilation, and in monitoring fresh air levels in buildings. Building…”
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Measuring 3D indoor air velocity via an inexpensive low-power ultrasonic anemometer by Arens, Edward, Ghahramani, Ali, Przybyla, Richard, Andersen, Michael, Min, Syung, Peffer, Therese, Raftery, Paul, Zhu, Megan, Luu, Vy, Zhang, Hui

“…The ability to inexpensively monitor indoor air speed and direction on a continuous basis would transform the control of environmental quality and energy use…”
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Comfort, perceived air quality, and work performance in a low-power task–ambient conditioning system by Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, Kim, DongEun, Buchberger, Elena, Bauman, Fred, Huizenga, Charlie

“…Zhang's thermal comfort model [Zhang H. Human thermal sensation and comfort in transient and non-uniform thermal environments, Ph.D. thesis, UC Berkeley; 2003…”
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Compilation of basal metabolic and blood perfusion rates in various multi-compartment, whole-body thermoregulation models by Shitzer, Avraham, Edward Arens, Hui Zhang

“…The assignments of basal metabolic rates (BMR), basal cardiac output (BCO), and basal blood perfusion rates (BBPR) were compared in nine multi-compartment,…”
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Partial- and whole-body thermal sensation and comfort— Part I: Uniform environmental conditions by Arens, Edward, Zhang, Hui, Huizenga, Charlie

“…Subjects exposed to uniform environments were polled for their local and overall (whole-body) thermal sensation and comfort. Sensation and comfort for local…”
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Thermal sensation and comfort models for non-uniform and transient environments, part IV: Adaptive neutral setpoints and smoothed whole-body sensation model by Zhao, Yin, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward A., Zhao, Qianchuan

“…Models for body-segment-specific thermal sensation and comfort were put forward in 2010 in a three-part series in this journal. The models predict these…”
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Correction: Chamber Bioaerosol Study: Outdoor Air and Human Occupants as Sources of Indoor Airborne Microbes by Adam, Rachel I, Bhangar, Seema, Pasut, Wilmer, Arens, Edward A, Taylor, John W, Lindow, Steven E, Nazaroff, William W, Bruns, Thomas D

“…Experiments were conducted in a controlled environmental chamber (S1 Fig) designed to simulate an office room [15]. (2015) Chamber Bioaerosol Study: Outdoor…”
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Partial- and whole-body thermal sensation and comfort—Part II: Non-uniform environmental conditions by Arens, Edward, Zhang, Hui, Huizenga, Charlie

“…Subjects were exposed to sequences of partial-body cooling and warming over a period of 3 h. Skin temperatures, core temperature, thermal sensation, and…”
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The Chinese thermal comfort dataset by Yang, Liu, Zhao, Shengkai, Zhai, Yongchao, Gao, Siru, Wang, Feixiang, Lian, Zhiwei, Duanmu, Lin, Zhang, Yufeng, Zhou, Xiang, Cao, Bin, Wang, Zhaojun, Yan, Haiyan, Zhang, Hui, Arens, Edward, de Dear, Richard

“…Heating and cooling in buildings accounts for over 20% of total energy consumption in China. Therefore, it is essential to understand the thermal requirements…”
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A model of human physiology and comfort for assessing complex thermal environments by Huizenga, Charlie, Hui, Zhang, Arens, Edward

“…The Berkeley Comfort Model is based on the Stolwijk model of human thermal regulation but includes several significant improvements. Our new model allows an…”
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