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Ken Parsons
Researcher at Loughborough University
Publications - 82
Citations - 5485
Ken Parsons is an academic researcher from Loughborough University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thermal comfort & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 82 publications receiving 5079 citations. Previous affiliations of Ken Parsons include University of Southampton.
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Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort and Performance
TL;DR: Human Thermal Environments: The Effects of Hot, Moderate, and Cold Environments on Human Health, Comfort, and Performance, Third Edition, the authors is the standard text for the design of environments for humans to live and work safely, comfortably, and effectively.
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Human Thermal Environments
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present practical applications and case studies of abnormal environments in human thermal environments using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer aided measurement methods and assessment techniques.
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Introduction to thermal comfort standards and to the proposed new version of EN ISO 7730
Bjarne W. Olesen,Ken Parsons +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and current activity concerned with thermal comfort are described and a revised standard for EN ISO 7730 is proposed. But the standard is based on the predicted mean vote (PMV), operative temperature and local thermal discomfort.
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Personal factors in thermal comfort assessment: clothing properties and metabolic heat production
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the representation and measurement of clothing parameters and metabolic rate in the PMV context and provide solutions for some of the problems identified and for some solutions are provided.
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Environmental ergonomics: a review of principles, methods and models
TL;DR: A review of the principles, methods and models used in environmental ergonomics in terms of the effects of heat and cold, vibration, noise and light on the health, comfort and performance of people is provided.