Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Jagir R. Hussan; Peter J. Hunter

doi:10.5334/jors.288

Comfort Simulator: A Software Tool to Model Thermoregulation and Perception of Comfort

Journal of Open Research Software

Volume 8 (2020): Issue 1

By: Jagir R. Hussan and Peter J. Hunter

Open Access

|Jul 2020

Abstract

Thermophsyiological comfort is critical to well-being and optimal productivity of humans. Environmental changes, modern materials and novel occupational settings necessitate evaluation of their impact on comfort and inform both product design and occupational health. We present an open-source research software tool to simulate thermophysiological comfort for different human geometries, body-constitution conditions, clothing, ambient temperature, humidity and radiative heat flux conditions. The tool, developed using python, integrates a diverse set of models. The components that code the models can be easily replaced and the simulation pipeline can be executed with minimal disruption.

Funding statement: Jagir R. Hussan was supported by the Aotearoa Foundation Bioengineering Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

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