Human thermal environments :
Parsons, Ken
Human thermal environments : the effects of hot, moderate, and cold environments on human health, comfort, and performance Ken Parsons - 3rd ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2014. - xxxviii, 597 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-584) and index.
The book covers hot, moderate, and cold environments, and defines them in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature, radiant temperature, humidity, air velocity, clothing worn, and the person’s activity. It focuses on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology, and environmental physics with applied ergonomics. The text then discusses water requirements, computer modeling, computer-aided design, and current standards. A systematic treatment of thermal environments and how they affect humans in real-world applications, the book links the health and engineering aspects of the built environment. It provides you with updated tools, techniques, and methods for the design of products and environments that achieve thermal comfort.
9781466595996
Temperature--Physiological effect
Environmental engineering
Human engineering
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety
612/.01446
Human thermal environments : the effects of hot, moderate, and cold environments on human health, comfort, and performance Ken Parsons - 3rd ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2014. - xxxviii, 597 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-584) and index.
The book covers hot, moderate, and cold environments, and defines them in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature, radiant temperature, humidity, air velocity, clothing worn, and the person’s activity. It focuses on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology, and environmental physics with applied ergonomics. The text then discusses water requirements, computer modeling, computer-aided design, and current standards. A systematic treatment of thermal environments and how they affect humans in real-world applications, the book links the health and engineering aspects of the built environment. It provides you with updated tools, techniques, and methods for the design of products and environments that achieve thermal comfort.
9781466595996
Temperature--Physiological effect
Environmental engineering
Human engineering
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety
612/.01446