The typical method for comfort analysis is the Predicted Mean Vote and Predicted
Percentage Dissatisfied (PMV-PPD). However, they present limitations in accommodating …

The importance of human thermal comfort evaluation lies of the development of healthy
buildings as well as low-carbon buildings. In recent years, the applications of the second law …

Thermodynamics, the science of energy interactions, governs the direction of processes
found in nature. While the subject finds wide applications in science and technology, its …

Males and females share the same physiological transportation systems and
phenomenological mechanism to exchange heat and mass with the environment …

The application of the exergy approach to thermal comfort models is a modern tool for
providing and evaluating the level of thermal comfort. The purpose of the paper is to apply …

Over the past decades, thermodynamics concepts applied to biological systems, such as the
human body, have aided in explaining their functioning. The first law of thermodynamics is …

The concept of exergy in living organisms has been widely used to explore correlations
between exergy and different physiological conditions. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal …

The phenomenon of heat dissipation and exergy transfer during the respiratory process in
the human body holds significant importance concerning thermal comfort and wellness. In …

The intensive use of air conditioning systems, primarily refrigerating, to promote thermal
comfort in countries such as Brazil (a hot climate country) is changing the electrical energy …

This paper evaluates the influence of heating regulation on the energy consumption of
different orientations building. The changes in comfort conditions, where energy-saving …