Thermal comfort in buildings is quantified in terms of a Predicted Mean Vote (PMV). Describe in detail the heat and moisture transfer mechanisms (e.g. conduction, convection, radiation and evaporation) performed by the human body’s thermoregulatory system needed to maintain an environmental PMV value of ±0.5.

Thermal comfort in buildings is quantified in terms of a Predicted Mean Vote (PMV). Describe in detail the heat and moisture transfer mechanisms (e.g. conduction, convection, radiation and evaporation) performed by the human body’s thermoregulatory system needed to maintain an environmental PMV value of ±0.5.

Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305084766

Author:Saeed Moaveni

Publisher:Saeed Moaveni

Chapter11: Temperature And Temperature- Related Variables In Engineering

Section: Chapter Questions

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