A winter case study on synergy effect of temporal and spatial alliesthesia in temporarily occupied spaces

Abstract

Temporarily occupied space (TOS) is defined as a conditioned space in which most of occupants stay for less than a certain period (e.g., 40 min). Base on the concept of TOS, specific application scenarios for transient and non-uniform thermal environments were explored by chamber tests. In the study, human subjective assessments were obtained from 16 subjects (8 males and 8 females). The synergy effect of temporal and spatial alliesthesia in TOS was quantitatively analyzed, which could achieve energy efficient thermal comfort. The synergy effect extended human thermal comfort under lower neutral temperature.

Keywords

• temporal alliesthesia
• spatial alliesthesia
• temporarily occupied space (tos)
• thermal comfort
• energy efficiency