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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"heat index"”.
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State Feedback Control of a Single-Loop Thermosyphon System Via a Quotient Controller
… in a single loop thermosyphon system with a high heat index. The thermosyphon loop is heated from below and cooled from above, which causes time-dependent chaotic flow when the external heat index is above a threshold value. Our goal was to stabilize the fluid into a convective uni-directional …
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Opportunities and Challenges in Identification and Classification of Heat Stress Risk Based on Analysis of Individual and Neighborhood Level Factors
Heat-related illnesses and deaths are significant public health problems. Extreme heat is the No.1 deadliest form of weather on average in 1990-2019 in the US according to the National Weather Service. Measurements and forecasts made at regional weather stations are a common data source of Heatwave …
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Comparative Analysis of Physiological Measurements and Environmental Metrics on Predicting Heat Stress Related Events
<p>Exposure to high heat and humidity can lead to serious health risks, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and heat index have historically been used to predict heat stress events, but individualized factors are not included in the measurement. It has been …
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On the Energy Sustainability of Active and Passive Building Integrated Technologies in the Context of a Changing Climate for Tropical Coastal Cities
… amplified in compact cities where anthropogenic heat removal from the built environment further increases the temperature of the urban canyon with feedback on human comfort and energy demands. Although there has been prior work reported on mitigating energy demands due to rising temperatures, …
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Taming Torridity New Housing Forms for Heat Resilience
… building forms that foster resilience to extreme heat through social proximity, housing heterogeneity, and novel space cooling strategies. As we move into a new climate paradigm of increased weather variation and higher temperatures, extreme heat events will become more frequent and extreme. …
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Evaluating the impact of the urban heat island on public health: Spatial and social determinants of heat-related mortality in New York City
… of mortality and morbidity due to summertime heat are a significant problem in New York City (NYC) and for many cities around the world, and are expected to increase with a warming climate. An ecologic design was used to evaluate the association between neighborhood scale characteristics …