Abstract
The effective radiation area and configuration factors for the human body are essential data to estimate the influence of thermal radiation upon the person in living environment. In this paper, the area and the factors between the man and rectangular planes, as the wall, ceilings or floors, for a male subject in his wheelchair were measured by the photographic method. The results showed that; (i) the effective radiation area of the human body was 0.82m2 for the nude-condition, and 0.98m2 for the clothing-condition, when his total body surface area was 1.75m2; (ii) the effective radiation area factor was 0.47 for nude, and 0.56 for clothing; (iii) the effective radiation area of the wheelchair was 0.42m2; (iv) diagrams of configuration factors between the human body and rectangular plane were represented; (v) diagrams of configuration factors between the wheelchair and rectangular plane were represented.
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