Effects of vertical air temperature differences on thermal comfort, mental performance, and physiological responses: A review

• Published in: Journal of the Human-Environment System Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 47 - 55
• Main Author: Tochihara, Yutaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nagoya Japanese Society of Human-Environment System 2023; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Air temperature; Blood pressure; Body parts; Body temperature; Females; Gender and age differences; Insulation; Locomotion; Mental performance; Older people; Performance evaluation; Physical characteristics; Physiological effects; Physiological responses; Physiology; Skin temperature; Sleep and wakefulness; Temperature; Temperature gradients; Temperature preferences; Thermal comfort; Vertical air temperature difference
• ISSN: 1345-1324; 1349-7723
• DOI: 10.1618/jhes.25.47

This review aimed to investigate the effects of vertical air temperature differences (VTD) for chair-seated persons, based on human subject tests in a laboratory, on thermal comfort, mental performance, and physiological responses. Recent studies have shown that the acceptable VTD range can be expan...