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Dept. of Human Work Science

ARE004 Thermal Environment 3.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: English

EXAMINER
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PREREQUISITES
General eligbility for admission and good knowledge in English

COURSE AIM
The course shall give the basic knowledge of the effects of the thermal climate on man's comfort, prformance and health. It shall teach the students the basic methods of measurement and assessment of the thermal environment and principles and measures of its improvement and control.

CONTENTS
Physics of heat exchange; Human temperature regulation; Indoor environments; Effects of thermal climate; Thermal Stress; Thermal comfort; Hot and cold environments: Climate indices; Environmental control and personal protection; Measurements, assessments and instrumentation.

TEACHING
Lectures and compulsory laboratory practicals

EXAMINATION
Written examination, essay writing and submission of laboratory reports
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS


Written examnination                                        	3.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
1. McIntyre, D.A., 1981. Indoor Climate, Applied Science Publishers 2. Houdas, Y., and Guien, J.D. (Eds), New Trends in Thermal Physiology, Paris: Masson. 3. Parsons, K. Human Thermal Environments, Taylor&Francis, 1993.

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