Abstract
Quantitative evaluation method of thermal sensation and comfort has been required to develop new passenger car climate control systems that contribute to improve comfort or decrease fuel consumption. Therefore, evaluation method of transient and non-uniform environment in a passenger compartment has been developed. Passenger′s local body thermal sensations are evaluated by using partial SET* (Standard new Effective Temperature) that is calculated with a human thermal model. And passenger′s whole body thermal comfort is evaluated by local body thermal sensation. The theory of the method and some example of application results are introduced in this paper.
