THE MET AND THE CLO. PART I. RESTATEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL DEFINITIONS

Abstract

The definitions of the met (50 Kcal/sq. m. hr = 18.5 Btu/sq ft hr) and the clo (5.55 Kcal/ sq. m hr deg C = 1.14 Btu/ sq. fthr deg F), as derived from the original paper (1941) by the three physiologists Gagge, Burton, and Bazett, are discussed in terms familiar to heat transfer engineers. The number of the clo required, n, is stated as a function of the temperature, t, (in deg F), by the equation: n = 0.0814 (92-t) -0.792. This gives a value of n of 1.0 at t = 70F.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634271

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