Thermal Comfort

Question 1

_____ ____ is the thermal transfer from our bodies to the surrounding enviornment at the same rate we generate excess heat without undue stress

Answer 1

Thermal Comfort

Question 2

What are the 3 factors that affect human thermal comfort?

Answer 2

Enviornmental Factors
Individual Factors
Psychological Factors

Question 3

These are all examples of _____ factors affecting human thermal comfort
Air temperature
relative humidity
mean radiant temperature
air motion
air purity, sound, vibration, and light

Answer 3

Enviornmental Factors

Question 4

These are all examples of ____ factors affecting human thermal comfort.
Metabolism
Perception
Physiology
Individual Preferences

Answer 4

Individual Factors

Question 5

These are all examples of ______ factors affecting human thermal comfort
Color
Texture
Sound
Light
Movement
Scent

Answer 5

Psychological Factors

Question 6

These are all examples of of ____ _____
Conduction
Convection
Radiation

Answer 6

Heat Transfer

Question 7

The window frame material is highly heat resistant and has insulating properties: heat will no transmit through the frame material and be lost to the cooler exterior. this is an example of

Answer 7

Conduction

Question 8

Low-E coated insulating glass prevents heat ____

Answer 8

Radiation

Question 9

An air-tight window design is the answer here. look for a strong, durable seal, tightly-welded seams and sturdy hardware. This is an example of?

Answer 9

Convection

Question 10

How can Thermal Radiation be manipulated?

Answer 10

Controlling sun penetration
using thermal insulation inside walls and ceilings
insulating window with mulitple layers of glass or window treatments
Heating large floor or ceiling surfaces

Question 11

How does heat work in forced air heating?

Answer 11

Heat comes from a vent some is lost through the windows it gets cooler up bounces off the ceiling and goes back through the return vent at a colder temperature

Question 12

How does Radiant floor heating work?

Answer 12

the floor is heated and it gets colder the higher it gets

Question 13

True or false?
Thermal radiation can also be increased by?
Heating small surfaces such as:
Electric filaments
Ceramic tiles
metal stoves
fireplaces

Answer 13

True

Question 14

_____ ______ is also the mechanism by which mechanical heating and cooling equipment deslivers thermal comfort

Answer 14

Heat Transfer

Question 15

What dos MRT stand for?

Answer 15

Mean Radiant Temperature

Question 16

____ is affected by large glass areas, the degree of insulation, hot lights, and other factors

Answer 16

MRT

Question 17

What does RH stand for?

Answer 17

Relative Humidity

Question 18

These are examples of _____ ______
Stratification
Draft

Answer 18

Air Movement

Question 19

____ is varying air temperatures from floor to ceiling

Answer 19

Stratification

Question 20

_____ is excessive air motion that produces localized cooling of a building

Answer 20

Draft

Question 21

A unit of _____ _____ is the amount of energy required to cause a specific change in temperature of a specific quantity of a material

Answer 21

Thermal Energy

Question 22

The same quantity of thermal energy added to different quantities of the same material will result in ______ temperatures

Answer 22

different

Question 23

______ ______ is measure in British thermal units (BTUs), calories, or Calories (kilocalories).

Answer 23

Thermal Quantity

Question 24

What does BTU stand for?

Answer 24

British thermal units

Question 25

______ _______ is measured as temperature in degrees farenheit and celsius

Answer 25

Thermal intensity

Question 26

white paint and reflective glass are good examples of what thermal properties of materials?

Answer 26

Reflectance

Question 27

Mass and dark colors are good examples of what thermal properties of materials?

Answer 27

Absorptance

Question 28

________ is transmitting radiant energy

Answer 28

Transmittance

Question 29

______ is raditation of stored heat

Answer 29

Emittance

Question 30

_______ retard the flow of heat and are good thermal barriers

Answer 30

Insulators

Question 31

______ encourage heat flow and make good thermal storage materials

Answer 31

Conductors

Question 32

Which of the following best describes this statement?
“Is the ability of a material to store heat”
1) Thermal Capacity
2) Thermal Mass
3) Thermal Lag

Answer 32

1) Thermal Capacity

Question 33

Which of the following best describes this statement?
“Are masses of high thermal capacity”
1) Thermal Capacity
2) Thermal Mass
3) Thermal Lag

Answer 33

2) Thermal Mass

Question 34

Which of the following best describes this statement?
“Is the delay of heat transmitted through a wall”
1) Thermal Capacity
2) Thermal Mass
3) Thermal Lag

Answer 34

3) Thermal Lag