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Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Hussan, Jagir R. / Hunter, Peter J.

Thermophsyiological comfort is critical to well-being and optimal productivity of humans. Environmental changes, modern materials and novel occupational settings necessitate evaluation of their impact on comfort and inform both product design and occupational health. We present an open-source research software tool to simulate thermophysiological comfort for different human geometries, body-constitution conditions, clothing, ambient temperature, humidity and radiative heat flux conditions. The tool, developed using python, integrates a diverse set of models. The components that code the models can be easily replaced and the simulation pipeline can be executed with minimal disruption. Funding statement: Jagir R. Hussan was supported by the Aotearoa Foundation Bioengineering Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

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Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Hussan, Jagir R. / Hunter, Peter J.

Thermophsyiological comfort is critical to well-being and optimal productivity of humans. Environmental changes, modern materials and novel occupational settings necessitate evaluation of their impact on comfort and inform both product design and occupational health. We present an open-source research software tool to simulate thermophysiological comfort for different human geometries, body-constitution conditions, clothing, ambient temperature, humidity and radiative heat flux conditions. The tool, developed using python, integrates a diverse set of models. The components that code the models can be easily replaced and the simulation pipeline can be executed with minimal disruption. Funding statement: Jagir R. Hussan was supported by the Aotearoa Foundation Bioengineering Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Hussan, Jagir R. / Hunter, Peter J.

Thermophsyiological comfort is critical to well-being and optimal productivity of humans. Environmental changes, modern materials and novel occupational settings necessitate evaluation of their impact on comfort and inform both product design and occupational health. We present an open-source research software tool to simulate thermophysiological comfort for different human geometries, body-constitution conditions, clothing, ambient temperature, humidity and radiative heat flux conditions. The tool, developed using python, integrates a diverse set of models. The components that code the models can be easily replaced and the simulation pipeline can be executed with minimal disruption. Funding statement: Jagir R. Hussan was supported by the Aotearoa Foundation Bioengineering Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

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Title:

Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Contributors:

Hussan, Jagir R. (author) / Hunter, Peter J. (author)

Publication date:

2020-07-20

Remarks:

doi:10.5334/jors.288
Journal of Open Research Software; Vol 8, No 1 (2020); 16 ; 2049-9647

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.288

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Thermophysiological comfort , Building and Environment , Engineering , Thermoregulation , Numerical Simulation , Heat and Mass Transfer , Product design

Classification:

DDC: 690

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