Considering individual physiological differences in a human thermal model
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The heat conductivity of fat is 50% lower than that of muscle.
“Since the heat conductivity of fat is 50 % lower than that of muscle,48 the heat transfer efficiency during HWI was expected to be higher for the active participants with less subcutaneous adipose tissues to act as an insulating layer to impede heat gain from exogenous sources.49”
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- Authors
- Zhang, H., Huizenga, C., Arens, E., & Yu, T.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zhang, Hui
- Venue
- Journal of Thermal Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-09
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4-5
- Pages
- 401-408
- ISSN
- 0306-4565 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2039872625
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 0.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.escholarship.org
- Locations
- Journal of Thermal Biology (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Center for the Built Environment
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Textile materials and evaluations
- Keywords
- human thermal model, human thermoregulation, thermal comfort, physiological parameters, thermal simulation
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