In human thermodynamics, thermal comfort is that condition of mind which expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment. [1] The originator of this definition of thermal comfort, along with using thermodynamics balance equations to build models of indoor air comfort descriptions was Danish environmental engineer Ole Fanger. [2]
References
1. Parker, Philip. (2000). Physioeconomics: the Basis for Long-Run Economic Growth (pg. 122). Cambridge Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
2. Fanger, P. Ole. (1977). “Thermal Discomfort Caused by Radiant Asymmetry, Local Air Velocities, Warm or Cold Floors, and Vertical Air Temperature Gradients”, Thermal Comfort, Jacques Durand, and Jeanne Raynaud, eds. INSERM, Dec. 75: 145-52.
Further reading
● Fanger, P. Ole. (1970). Thermal Comfort Analysis and Applications in Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill.
● Rodrigues, V.C., da Silva, I.J., Vieira, F.M., and Nascimento, S.T. (2010). “A Correct Enthalpy Relationship as Thermal Comfort Index for Livestock” (abstract). Int. J. Biometeorol. Jul 07.
