Effective radiant temperature including solar radiation

Abstract

An evaluation method for thermal sensations of the human body in an outdoor thermal environment was developed. Effective radiant temperature was proposed as the mean radiant temperature in an outdoor environment. The operative temperature and standard new effective temperature, SET * , in outdoor environments could be calculated using the effective radiant temperature. In order to examine the operative temperature and SET * based on the effective radiant temperature, experiments using subjects were carried out in an outdoor environment at Sapporo city. The SET * calculated from experimental data correlated well with the thermal sensation votes of the subjects. It was shown that a SET * based on the effective radiant temperature can evaluate the thermal sensation of the human body in an outdoor environment.