Ken Parsons

Human Thermal Environments

The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort, and Performance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition of a bestseller, this book will continue to be the standard text for the design of environments for humans to live and work safely, comfortable, and effectively, and for the design of materials which help the same people cope with their environments. This book covers hot, moderate, and cold environments, and defines them in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature, radiate temperature, humidity, air velocity, clothing worn, and the person's activity. It focuses on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology and environmental physics with applied ergonomics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 636
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 161mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1092g
• ISBN-13: 9781466595996
• ISBN-10: 146659599X
• Artikelnr.: 40038755

Autorenporträt

Ken Parsons

Inhaltsangabe

Human Thermal Environments. The Human Heat Balance Equation and the Thermal
Audit. Human Thermal Physiology and Thermoregulation. Psychological
Responses and Human Behaviour. Measurement Methods And Assessment
Techniques. Dehydration and Water Requirements. Thermal Models. Metabolic
Heat Production. The Thermal Properties of Clothing. Testing and Developing
Clothing. Thermal Comfort. Thermal Comfort for Special Environments.
Thermal Comfort for Special Populations. Heat Stress. Cold Stress. Thermal
Environments and Human Performance. Human Skin Contact with Hot, Moderate
and Cold Surfaces. International Standards. The Weather, Climate Change and
Energy Use. People in Extreme Heat and Cold, Hypo and Hyper Baric
Environments, Water, Space and Extreme Sport. Appendices.