Responseofhumanphysiologicalandpsychologicalheatacclimationtoairhumidityinhotenvironments

Responseofhumanphysiologicalandpsychologicalheatacclimationtoairhumidityinhotenvironments.pdf
Humanthermaladaptationanditspotentialeffectonindoorthermalenvironmentdesignhavedrivenresearcherstoexplorethemechanismunderpinningacclimatization.Alargenumberofstudieshaveverifiedhumanheatacclimatizationandacclimationtotemperaturewhereasfewstudiesfocusontheacclimationtohumidity.Torevealwhetherpeoplewithshort-termexposurehaveacclimationtoextremehumidityinhotenvironmentsandhowtheacclimationaffectpeople'thermalperception,acomparativeexperimentwithhot-humid(32℃-80%RH)andhot-dry(32℃-20%RH)wasconductedinawell-controlledclimatechamber,withbothphysiologicalmeasurementsandpsychologicalquestionnaires.Totally24subjectswereinvolvedinthecontinuous7-daysrepeatedexposuretohumidstimuli.Despitethenon-significantdifferenceofsubjects'meanskintemperature(MST)betweentwohumiditylevels,theresultsshowedthatthechangerateofMSTincreasedattheinitial30minduringthe7-dayexposure,indicatingtherapidresponsesandthermoregulationtohot-humidstimuliafteracclimation.Thesubjects'bloodflow,andsweatinglosswerebothaffectedbyhumidityandheatacclimation.Subjects'thermalperceptionswerecloselyrelatedtothephysiologicalresponses.Thechangetrendofsubjects'thermalsensationwasinconsistentwithMSTduringthe7-dayexposure,decreasingupto0.5under32℃-80%RH.Thesefindingsdemonstratedtheheatacclimationdifferencestohighandlowairhumiditythroughrepeatedshort-termexposure,whichcanbereservedasareferencetoindoorthermalenvironmentdesigntakingintoconsiderationpeoplelong-termacclimatizationtohot-humidenvironments.
作者：ChenqiuDuBaizhanLiHongLiuCaijieLiYingjieZhang
作者单位：JointInternationalResearchLaboratoryofGreenBuildingsandBuiltEnvironments(MinistryofEducation),ChongqingUniversity,Chongqing400045,China;NationalCentreforInternationalResearchofLow-carbonandGreenBuildings(MinistryofScienceandTechnology),ChongqingUniversity,Chongqing400045,China
母体文献：中国环境科学学会室内环境与健康分会第八届学术年会(IEHB2017)论文集
会议名称：中国环境科学学会室内环境与健康分会第八届学术年会(IEHB2017)  
会议时间：2017年11月4日
会议地点：重庆
主办单位：中国环境科学学会
语种：chi
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关键词：hot-humidandhot-dryenvironments  repeatedheatexposure  humidityacclimation  physiologicalresponses  thermalperception
在线出版日期：2020年6月28日
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