| – °C | step: | ||
| – m/s | step: | ||
| – met | step: | ||
| – clo | step: | ||
| Mean radiant temperature | °C |
| Air speed | m/s |
| Clothing level | clo |
| Metabolic rate | met |
| % |
Outer range of air temperatures:
°C
Given the other four parameters, occupants will find thermal
comfort in the wider range of temperatures (
to
°c) if
can change within the given
range.
Inner range of air temperatures:
°C
Given the other four parameters, this is the range of temperatures
in which all the occupants will find thermal comfort, as long as
the is within the given range.
The inner range is zero if the comfort zones corresponding to the
first and last conditions do not intersect.
When metabolic rate is above 1 met, the tool automatically adds the air speed generated by physical activity (e.g. walking) to the measured air speed, following ASHRAE 55.
Disable this if occupants are at elevated metabolic rates without generating air movement (e.g. exercising on stationary equipment).
Please cite us if you use this software: Tartarini, F., Schiavon, S., Cheung, T., Hoyt, T., 2020. CBE Thermal Comfort Tool : online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations. SoftwareX 12, 100563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2020.100563
