Sensitivity to Temporal Variations in Thermal Conditions
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This paper describes an experiment in which 1G people each experienced four levels of change in temperature and reported their sensations. Changes were of 0°, 3°, 6° and 9°C and were symmetrical about a center point of 23°C and linear over an exposure period of 6 hours. Changes occurred in both upward and downward directions. Subjects reported their warmth sensations at hourly intervals and gave a summary assessment on 11 semantic differential scales at the end of the period of exposure. The smallest rate of change was reliably detected and changing environments were reported to be less pleasant and more uneven than the steady state. Degree of extraveraion of the subjects and direction of changes in temperature were non-significant variables. A method of estimating the degree of dissatisfaction produced by temperature changes is briefly described.
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A small steady rate of temperature change (0.5 K/h) is in general not significantly noticeable, but its effect increases after some time and significantly affects sensation after 3-4 hours (depending on clothing).
“A small steady rate of change (0.5 K/h) is in general not significantly noticeable [108–111], but its effect increases after some time and significantly affects sensation after 3 – 4 hours (depending on clothing) [113].”
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- Authors
- GRIFFITHS, I. D., & McINTYRE, D. A.
- Venue
- Ergonomics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1974-07
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 499-507
- ISSN
- 0014-0139 (ISSN-L)
- 1366-5847
- OpenAlex
- W2000300985
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 6.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Color perception and design
- Keywords
- thermal comfort, temperature change, thermal sensation, semantic differential, thermal environment, extraversion
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Physiological, Adolescent, Adult, Environment, Controlled, Female, Hot Temperature, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory
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