Thermal comfort & indices

The rate at which the chemical energy is converted into heat and work is called as ____

• heat loss

• metabolic rate

• metabolism

• heat gain

___ is defined as a state in which a person experiences or expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment

• Thermal comfort

• comfort scale

• Thermal indices

• none

The core body temperature is about ___

• 38°C

• 37°C

• 34°C

• 33.5°C

Variations occur in ___, but also between parts of the body, depending on ___

• time

• clothing cover

• blood circulation

• All the above

The process of conversion of chemical energy contained in food into heat and work is called as ____

• heat gain

• metabolic rate

• metabolism

• heat loss

___, whilst carrying out work, which is consciously controllable (except in shivering).

• basal metabolism

• Muscular metabolism

• both

• none

Met – Evp ± Cnd ± Cnv ± Rad = ___

• 0

• 1

• -1

• -2

____ the rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to maintain vital functions such as breathing and keeping warm

• muscular metabolism

• Basal metabolism

• both

• none

Primary factors which determine comfort thermal comfort and they can be clubbed in two categories, ___ factors

• environmental

• personal

• private

• none of these

___ is defined as the temperature of a still and saturated atmosphere which would in the absence of radiation, produce the same effect as the atmosphere.

• Effective temperature

• Radiant temperature

• Corrected Effective temperature

• all the above