Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- A new approach to radiant cooling for human comfort
- In
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Imprint
- vol. 33, no. 6, Jun 1961, pp. 181-186
- Description
This paper, No. 1535, was presented before the Engineering Conference, 1961, in Melbourne from 27th February to 3rd March, 1961. Mr. R. N. Morse BSc BE AMIEAust is Officer-in-Charge of the C.S.I.R.O. Engineering Section, Melbourne. Mrs. Esther Kaletzky BE MEngSc is a Senior Research Officer in the same Section.
See also discussions and communications:
JIEA Vol.33 n.7-8 Jul-Aug 1961 p.269.- Abstract
Radiant cooling panels are described in which the temperature of the heat sink is considerably lower than the dewpoint of the surrounding air. The cold plate is covered by several layers of polythene which is transparent to the long wavelength radiation from the human body, but effectively insulates the plate as regards convection and condensation.
Tests with an artificial body show that a cooling rate of 200 to 300 B.Th.U. per hour is possible by radiation alone, which should be adequate for the comfort cooling of subjects at rest. No systematic observations have yet been made on the comfort of human subjects.
Radiant cooling appears to have useful applications in the Tropics, since it is not affected by natural ventilation or high humidities.
Related Published resources
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- Morse, R. N.; Kaletzky, E.; Tweddell, A. E.; Stephenson, J.; King-Smith, E. A., 'A new approach to radiant cooling for human comfort (Discussion and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 33 (7-8) (1961), 269. Details