System and method for numerically evaluating thermal comfort inside an enclosure

摘要

A system and method for assessing thermal comfort in an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes performing a numerical analysis on a calibration enclosure including a thermal manikin in a uniform thermal environment to obtain a surface heat transfer coefficient (h_cal) for each body part of the thermal manikin. The method also includes performing a numerical analysis on an enclosure including one or more thermal manikins in a non-uniform thermal environment to obtain a total heat flux (q″_T) for each body part of the one or more thermal manikins. The method further includes computing an equivalent temperature (t_eq) of each body part of the one or more thermal manikins using the obtained associated h_cal, the obtained associated q″_T, and an associated surface temperature of the body part. Furthermore, the method includes evaluating thermal comfort in the enclosure based on each computed t_eq.