Using CFD Technology to Simulate a Model of Human Thermoregulation in the Stable Temperature Environment

Sina Dang, Hongjun Xue, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jue Qu, Chengwen Zhong, Siyu Chen

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Abstract

A coupling system was developed in the present study to simulate the heat transfer and physiological responses of the unclothed human body in hot and cold environments. This system included a computational thermal manikin controlled by a multi-node thermal model, which could dynamically respond to the environmental conditions. The computational thermal manikin was employed to determine the heat transfer between the human body and ambient environment as well as heat transfer coefficients at each body segment. The CFD simulation was then coupled with a multi-node thermal model to predict the heat transfer and human physiological responses in real time. The performance of coupling system was examined by comparing the simulated skin temperatures with the published measurements from human trials in hot and cold environments. The coupling system reasonably predicted the skin temperatures at local body segments with the maximum discrepancies between the observed values and simulated ones no more than 1.0 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI International 2019 – Late Breaking Papers - 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
EditorsConstantine Stephanidis
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages369-381
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783030300326
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 26 Jul 201931 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11786 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period26/07/1931/07/19

Keywords

  • CFD simulation
  • Environment conditions
  • Heat transfer
  • Response

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