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Seasonal Comparison in Thermal Comfort of the Human Body  

Jeong, Woon-Seon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Andong National University)
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The Korean Journal of Community Living Science / v.21, no.4, 2010 , pp. 633-639 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to compare human thermoregulatory responses and preferred air temperature by feet immersion between summer and winter in terms of thermal comfort. Five healthy female university students participated in the study as subjects. They experienced feet immersion at $40^{\circ}C$ of water in the climatic chamber of $24^{\circ}C$, 50%RH from 19:30 to 21:00 in the summer and winter, respectively. Rectal temperature gradually decreased and maintained $0.08^{\circ}C$ lower in winter than summer, while mean skin temperature changed $0.4^{\circ}C$ greater in winter than summer(p=0.00). Air temperature selected by each subject for their thermal comfort revealed $0.8^{\circ}C$ higher in summer than winter(p=0.06). The results obtained suggest an increase in human thermoregulation and be used as preliminary data to maintain optimal indoor temperature in summer and winter.
Keywords
thermal comfort; summer and winter; human thermoregulatory responses; preferred air temperature; feet immersion;
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