Predicting the effect of relative humidity on skin temperature and skin wettedness

Human thermal physiological and psychological responses under different heating environments

“…The relative humidity and air speed were respectively with the range of 25-40% and 0.08-0.11 m/s in the pilot study, which comply with the real indoor environment in this climate zone in the winter (Wang et al, 2003(Wang et al, , 2011(Wang et al, , 2014. And it is revealed that the relative humidity isn't an influential factor on human skin temperature (Atmaca and Yigit, 2006). According to ASHRAE 55-2013, within the equal-heat-loss envelope, the air speed limit shall be 0.15 m/s to avoid local cold discomfort due to draft when the operative temperature is below 22.5°C.…”

“…The air temperature in room B was maintained at À 15°C which was in accordance with the outside mean air temperature in winter in Harbin. Atmaca and Yigit (2006) studied the effect of relative humidity on skin temperature and skin wetness under different operative temperatures. They indicated that relative humidity was not an effective parameter on the skin temperature and skin wetness if the operative temperature was maintained within an acceptable range of human thermal comfort.…”

Controlling automobile thermal comfort using optimized fuzzy controller

“…Both methods require multiple sensors and are difficult to measure. For simplification, some researchers assume MRT is equals to inside air temperature [24][25][26]. This assumption is also used in this study.…”

Portable System for Monitoring the Microclimate in the Footwear-Foot Interface

“…Maintaining the skin of the foot in an optimally-hydrated condition helps to prevent the development of fissuring and ulcer formation [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Studies [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ] show the combined effects of increasing or decreasing temperature and relative humidity on the behavior of human skin, show an influence of skin hydration and wetness, and some previous studied collected and analyzed the skin changes and the development of superficial ulcer and support surface, considering the microclimate [ 13 , 14 ]. The thermoregulatory sweating abnormality signified early damage in diabetic feet, and assessing skin conditions should help identify neuropathy in diabetic patients with at-risk feet conditions [ 1 ].…”