[1] Yu Juan, Zhu Yingxin, Ouyang Qin, et al. Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristicson people’s adaptability to thermal environment [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2010, 26 (2): 279-282. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.030]

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Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristicson people’s adaptability to thermal environment()

气候特征对人体适应性影响的实验研究

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

26

Issue:

2010 2

Page:

279-282

Research Field:

Energy and Power Engineering

Publishing date:

2010-06-30

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Title:

Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristicson people’s adaptability to thermal environment

气候特征对人体适应性影响的实验研究

Author(s):

Yu Juan^{1, 2}, Zhu Yingxin², Ouyang Qin², Cao Bin²

¹School of Environment, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
²School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

余娟^{1, 2}, 朱颖心², 欧阳沁², 曹彬²

¹东华大学环境学院, 上海 201620; ²清华大学建筑学院, 北京 100084

Keywords:

climatic characteristics;  adaptability;  thermal sensation;  tolerance

气候特征;  适应性;  热感觉;  耐受性

PACS:

TU83

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.030

Abstract:

In order to find out how the climatic characteristics affect people’s adaptability to thermal environments, experimental studies in a climate chamber are conducted on the effects of transition seasons(from spring to summer)and the occupants’ native areas on indoor thermal sensations.Results reveal that people’s tolerances to cool and warm indoor environments are different in the transition season.When the outdoor temperature is higher, the occupants have a weaker tolerance to a cool indoor environment, but a stronger tolerance to a warm indoor environment.Besides, it is found that the occupants’ thermal sensations depend on both the climatic characteristics of the season and their native areas.The people from southern China present a greater tolerance to both warm and cool indoor environments than those from northern China.The reason can be explained according to the occupants’ adaptability to the climatic characteristics and the indoor thermal environments of their native areas in different climate zones.

通过在春夏过渡季节开展人工气候室实验, 研究了季节及地域气候条件与室内人体热感觉的关系, 以探讨气候特征对人体热适应性的影响.研究结果表明, 在春夏过渡季节人们对室内环境的冷热耐受性不同, 室外温度越高, 人们的冷耐受性越弱, 热耐受性越强.此外, 人体热感觉还受其长期居住地区的气候特征所影响.由于人们对各自居住地区的气候特征和室内环境具有适应性, 在相同的室内热环境下, 来自不同地区的受试者在热感觉上有一定差异, 表现为南方人较北方人有更强的冷耐受性和热耐受性.

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Biographies: Yu Juan(1985—), female, graduate;Zhu Yingxin(corresponding author), female, doctor, professor, zhuyx@tsinghua.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50838003), the National Key Technology R & D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period(No.2006BAJ02A06).
Citation: Yu Juan, Zhu Yingxin, Ouyang Qin, et al.Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristics on people’s adaptability to thermal environment[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2010, 26(2):279-282.

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