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Experimental Study of Temperature Effect on Human Skin: Discussion of Methodology

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This paper present the discussion of methods used in experimental studies of thermal comfort that only focus on the effect skin temperature of human. The study was conducted human subject tests in a controlled environment chamber for cooling conditions. This study was measure in the test climate chamber at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Three broad methodology categories are compared which are experiments in which subjects have control of air temperature, relative humidity or neither. The local supply air temperatures were at 19, 25 and 32 °C while relative humidity was at 40, 55 and 70%. Together with a previously proposed diagram of basic features of the human thermoregulatory system may be used to specify limits for air temperature and relative humidity in the indoor environment.

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Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 10)

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71-76

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December 2013

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Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Abu Bakar Rosli, Norfadzilah Jusoh*

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Comfort, Physiology, Skin Temperature, Thermal

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