Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model
Forced convection is the most effective way to improve the thermal efficiency of a radiator under low-temperature conditions. This technical method differs significantly from the heating effects of general radiation and natural convection. Few studies have applied the objective evaluation method bas...
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| description | Forced convection is the most effective way to improve the thermal efficiency of a radiator under low-temperature conditions. This technical method differs significantly from the heating effects of general radiation and natural convection. Few studies have applied the objective evaluation method based on quantitative calculation to evaluate the effectiveness of indoor heating or optimize the technical parameters (air flow rate, air supply method, etc.) of heating systems. This article couples human metabolic factors with heating environmental factors and uses a 57-node human thermal physiological model to evaluate the effectiveness of forced convection radiator heating from the perspective of the local thermal comfort of the human body and demonstrates the feasibility of this scheme by comparing it with floor radiation heating. The research shows that the air supply speed of a radiator affects human thermal comfort. Continuing to increase the wind speed, at a speed of 3 m/s, the surface temperature of the human body reaches a high value and will then decrease, leading to a decrease in thermal comfort. Research on indoor air distribution shows that the use of bottom-side air supply provides better thermal comfort compared to top air supply. The local skin temperature distribution of the human body indicates that when the indoor average temperature is higher than 20 °C, the overall thermal comfort of convective radiator heating and floor radiant heating is comparable. The article provides a way of objectively calculating and directly quantifying the effect of heating equipment on human thermal physiological parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4bc1bc83d0064ff7bca91a58850faa0e2024-01-29T13:49:12ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-01-0114119910.3390/buildings14010199Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological ModelZongjiang Liu0Wei Xu1Linhua Zhang2Zhong Li3Ji Li4School of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaSchool of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaSchool of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaInstitute of Building Environment and Energy, China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., Beijing 100013, ChinaInstitute of Building Environment and Energy, China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., Beijing 100013, ChinaForced convection is the most effective way to improve the thermal efficiency of a radiator under low-temperature conditions. This technical method differs significantly from the heating effects of general radiation and natural convection. Few studies have applied the objective evaluation method based on quantitative calculation to evaluate the effectiveness of indoor heating or optimize the technical parameters (air flow rate, air supply method, etc.) of heating systems. This article couples human metabolic factors with heating environmental factors and uses a 57-node human thermal physiological model to evaluate the effectiveness of forced convection radiator heating from the perspective of the local thermal comfort of the human body and demonstrates the feasibility of this scheme by comparing it with floor radiation heating. The research shows that the air supply speed of a radiator affects human thermal comfort. Continuing to increase the wind speed, at a speed of 3 m/s, the surface temperature of the human body reaches a high value and will then decrease, leading to a decrease in thermal comfort. Research on indoor air distribution shows that the use of bottom-side air supply provides better thermal comfort compared to top air supply. The local skin temperature distribution of the human body indicates that when the indoor average temperature is higher than 20 °C, the overall thermal comfort of convective radiator heating and floor radiant heating is comparable. The article provides a way of objectively calculating and directly quantifying the effect of heating equipment on human thermal physiological parameters.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/1/199thermophysiological modelconvection radiatorlocal skin temperaturelow-temperature heatingheating effect |
| spellingShingle | Zongjiang Liu Wei Xu Linhua Zhang Zhong Li Ji Li Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model Buildings thermophysiological model convection radiator local skin temperature low-temperature heating heating effect |
| title | Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model |
| title_full | Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model |
| title_fullStr | Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model |
| title_short | Research on the Heating Effect of a Convection Radiator Based on a Human Thermophysiological Model |
| title_sort | research on the heating effect of a convection radiator based on a human thermophysiological model |
| topic | thermophysiological model convection radiator local skin temperature low-temperature heating heating effect |
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