Edit input data
Description about how to edit input data
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Description about how to edit input data
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As explained in the input conditions section, the Input section of the ABC model includes six main input conditions: air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity, relative humidity, metabolic rate, and clothing insulation.
Please refer to the detailed explanation here (Input and output) of each parameter.
For air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air velocity, and relative humidity, you need to input the values you want to simulate. You can edit these parameters from the "Edit variable data" tab.
Here, let's take air temperature as an example to illustrate how to edit it. When you click on Edit ambient temp, a tab will open as shown below.
Enter a temperature in the top left corner to set a uniform temperature for the entire body. For example, input 20 degrees and click "Apply to all" to set all body parts to 20 degrees.
Typically, warm air tends to rise and cool air tends to sink. Therefore, the temperature a person is exposed to can vary, such as when the feet are colder than the head. To easily represent this temperature distribution, enter a value in the delta part of the "Optional" section and click on either "Stratify standing" or "Stratify sitting". For example, if the feet are 2 degrees cooler than the head when sitting, the temperature distribution will be formed as shown below.
If you want to input data for each body part individually, please edit the input data for each part accordingly.
The input for metabolic rate and clothing insulation is done via dropdown menus.
You can choose from five activity levels: 1) Sleeping, 2) Sitting quietly, 3) Standing quietly, 4) Walking at 3.2 km/h, and 5) Walking at 4.3 km/h.
You can choose from seven clothing levels: 1) Node, 2) Summer light, 3) Summer casual, 4) Summer business casual, 5) Winter casual, 6) Winter business formal, and 7) Winter outerwear. When you choose one of them, you will see the clothing insulation (unit: clo) and description of the clothing ensemble that you choose.
We call devices like desk fans and foot warmers Personal Comfort Systems (PCS), and you can analyze the impact of these devices on comfort and sensation. We defined the change in thermal environment by each PCS and you can choose all that apply.
For example, in this screen capture below, the desk fan is selected.
Fans provide air movement. If you click on the Edit air speed<Edit variable data, you will see the contributions by the desk fan in red.
The table below summarizes the impact of typical PCS on thermal environmental parameters.
