EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY ON CONVECTIVE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT OF THE HUMAN-BODY

1. The convective heat transfer coefficient of the human body is essen tial to predict convective heat loss from the body. 2. The object of t his paper is to calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient of the human body using heat flow meters and to estimate the thermally eq uivalent sphere and cylinder to the human body. 3. The experimental fo rmulae of the convective heat transfer coefficient for the whole body were obtained by regression analysis for natural, forced and mixed con vection. 4. Diameters of the thermally equivalent sphere and cylinder of the human body were calculated as 12.9 and 12.2 cm, respectively.