Models and Equations for Human Comfort Research

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Calculation and Evaluation of Common and Less Common Comfort Indices

-- A --

ad	PPD with Ankle Draft
ankledraft	PPD with Ankle Draft
aPMV	Adaptive Predicted Mean Votes
apmv	Adaptive Predicted Mean Votes
AvgAcc	Average Accuracy between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
avgacc	Average Accuracy between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote

-- B --

bias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote

-- C --

calc2Node	Comfort Indices based on the 2-Node-Model
calcAD	PPD with Ankle Draft
calcapCoeff	Coefficients for aPMV, ePMV, aPTS, ePTS
calcaPMV	Adaptive Predicted Mean Votes
calcasCoeff	Coefficients for aPMV, ePMV, aPTS, ePTS
calcATHBpmv	PMV based on Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance Framework of multiple Models
calcATHBpmv2015	PMV based on Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance Framework
calcATHBpts	Predicted Thermal Sensation by Gagge using Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance approach
calcATHBset	SET based on Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance Framework
calcATHBstandard	PMV based on Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance Framework for the Standard Model
calcATHBx	PMV based on Adaptive Thermal Heat Balance Framework for the extended Model
calcAvgAcc	Average Accuracy between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcavgacc	Average Accuracy between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcbias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcCE	Cooling Effect
calcCOEFF	Coefficients for aPMV, ePMV, aPTS, ePTS
calcComfInd	Thermal Comfort Indices using a List of Climatic Conditions
calcDewp	Various Humidity Related Values
calcDisc	Predicted Discomfort based on the 2-Node-Model
calcdisc	Predicted Discomfort based on the 2-Node-Model
calcdTNZ	dTNZ, the Distance from the Thermoneutral Zone
calcEnth	Various Humidity Related Values
calcepCoeff	Coefficients for aPMV, ePMV, aPTS, ePTS
calcePMV	Adjusted Predicted Mean Votes with Expectancy Factor
calcesCoeff	Coefficients for aPMV, ePMV, aPTS, ePTS
calcET	Effective Temperature based on the 2-Node-Model
calcet	Effective Temperature based on the 2-Node-Model
calcHbExSteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate Using Steady State Method
calcHbExUnsteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate using Unsteady State Method
calcHumidity	Various Humidity Related Values
calcHumx	Various Humidity Related Values
calcIREQ	IREQ and Dlim
calcireq	IREQ and Dlim
calcIso7933	Heat Strain Indices based on ISO 7933
calcMeanBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcMixR	Various Humidity Related Values
calcMRTglobe	MRT calculation based on standard and mixed convection
calcPD	Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied due to Draft based on the 2-Node-Model
calcpd	Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied due to Draft based on the 2-Node-Model
calcPMV	Predicted Mean Votes (PMV)
calcPMVadj	Predicted Mean Votes adjusted for elevated air speed
calcPMVGagge	Gagge's Version of Fanger's PMV based on the 2-Node-Model
calcPMVPPD	PMV and PPD
calcPMVStar	Fanger's PMV using SET* for DRY
calcPPD	Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD)
calcPS	Predicted Percentage Satisfied with the Level of Air Movement based on the 2-Node-Model
calcps	Predicted Percentage Satisfied with the Level of Air Movement based on the 2-Node-Model
calcPTS	Predicted Thermal Sensation Vote based on SET
calcpts	Predicted Thermal Sensation Vote based on SET
calcPtsa	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Adaptation
calcptsa	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Adaptation
calcPtse	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Expectancy
calcptse	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Expectancy
calcRH	Various Humidity Related Values
calcRT	Required recovery time
calcrt	Required recovery time
calcSdBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcSeBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcSET	Standard Effective Temperature (SET)
calcSkinWettedness	Skin Wettedness based on the 2-Node-Model
calcSolarGain	Solar Gain
calcsolargain	Solar Gain
calcSVP	Various Humidity Related Values
calctAdapt	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctadapt	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctAdapt15251	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctAdaptASHRAE	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctnAuliciems	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctnHumphreysAC	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calctnHumphreysNV	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
calcTNZPDF	Values related to TNZ approach
calcTPRTSV	True Positive Rate between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
calcTroin	Radiative and Operative Temperature
calctroin	Radiative and Operative Temperature
calcTSens	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on the 2-Node-Model
calcTWC	Windchill temperature (TWC)
calctwc	Windchill temperature (TWC)
calcUTCI	Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI)
calcutci	Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI)
calcVapourpressure	Various Humidity Related Values
calcVP	Various Humidity Related Values
calcVTG	PPD with Vertical Air Temperature Gradient
ce	Cooling Effect
clacTNZ	Values related to TNZ approach
comf	Calculation and Evaluation of Common and Less Common Comfort Indices
comfind	Thermal Comfort Indices using a List of Climatic Conditions
coolingeffect	Cooling Effect
createCond	Creating a List with Standard Values
createcond	Creating a List with Standard Values
cutTSV	Categorizing Thermal Sensation Votes

-- D --

dfASHRAETableG11	Calibration data for SET
dfField	Field data example
dfISO7730AppE	Calibration data for PMV
dfISO7730TableD1	Calibration data for PMV and PPD
dfISO7933AppF	Calibration data for Tre, SWtotg, Dlimtre, Dlimloss50, Dlimloss95
dfUTCIValues	Dataset with Different Combinations of Inputs to Calculate UTCI
Disc	Predicted Discomfort based on the 2-Node-Model
disc	Predicted Discomfort based on the 2-Node-Model

-- E --

ePMV	Adjusted Predicted Mean Votes with Expectancy Factor
epmv	Adjusted Predicted Mean Votes with Expectancy Factor
ET	Effective Temperature based on the 2-Node-Model
et	Effective Temperature based on the 2-Node-Model
exunsteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate using Unsteady State Method

-- G --

Gagge

Gagge's Version of Fanger's PMV based on the 2-Node-Model

-- H --

HbEx	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate Using Steady State Method
HbExSteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate Using Steady State Method
Hbexsteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate Using Steady State Method
hbexunsteady	Human Body Exergy Consumption Rate using Unsteady State Method

-- I --

IREQ	IREQ and Dlim
ireq	IREQ and Dlim

-- M --

MeanBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
meanBias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
meanbias	Bias between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote

-- P --

PD	Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied due to Draft based on the 2-Node-Model
pd	Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied due to Draft based on the 2-Node-Model
pmv	Predicted Mean Votes (PMV)
PMVadj	Predicted Mean Votes adjusted for elevated air speed
pmvadj	Predicted Mean Votes adjusted for elevated air speed
PMVGagge	Gagge's Version of Fanger's PMV based on the 2-Node-Model
pmvppd	PMV and PPD
PMVStar	Fanger's PMV using SET* for DRY
ppd	Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD)
PS	Predicted Percentage Satisfied with the Level of Air Movement based on the 2-Node-Model
ps	Predicted Percentage Satisfied with the Level of Air Movement based on the 2-Node-Model
PTS	Predicted Thermal Sensation Vote based on SET
pts	Predicted Thermal Sensation Vote based on SET
Ptsa	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Adaptation
ptsa	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Adaptation
Ptse	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Expectancy
ptse	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on 2-Node Model adjusted for Expectancy

-- R --

RT	Required recovery time
rt	Required recovery time

-- S --

SET	Standard Effective Temperature (SET)
skin	Skin Wettedness based on the 2-Node-Model
skinWettedness	Skin Wettedness based on the 2-Node-Model
SolarGain	Solar Gain
solargain	Solar Gain
star	Fanger's PMV using SET* for DRY

-- T --

tadapt	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
tAdapt15251	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
tAdaptASHRAE	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
tnAuliciems	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
tnHumphreysAC	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
tnHumphreysNV	Adaptive Comfort or Neutral Temperatures
TNZPDF	Values related to TNZ approach
tnzpdf	Values related to TNZ approach
TPDF	Values related to TNZ approach
tpdf	Values related to TNZ approach
TPR	True Positive Rate between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
tpr	True Positive Rate between Predicted and Actual Thermal Sensation Vote
Troin	Radiative and Operative Temperature
troin	Radiative and Operative Temperature
TSens	Predicted Thermal Sensation based on the 2-Node-Model
TWC	Windchill temperature (TWC)
twc	Windchill temperature (TWC)

-- U --

UTCI	Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI)
utci	Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI)

-- V --

vairtepgrad	PPD with Vertical Air Temperature Gradient
vairtmpgrad	PPD with Vertical Air Temperature Gradient
vtg	PPD with Vertical Air Temperature Gradient

-- W --

wettedness	Skin Wettedness based on the 2-Node-Model
windchill	Windchill temperature (TWC)

-- misc --

2Node	Comfort Indices based on the 2-Node-Model
2node	Comfort Indices based on the 2-Node-Model