Assessment of indoor environmental comfort for individuals wearing face masks of different thickness

• Autorzy: Orman Łukasz Jan , Dębska Luiza , Dąbek Lidia , Honus Stanislav , Adamczak Stanisław

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aep.2024.152894

Warianty tytułu

PL

Ocena komfortu środowiska wewnętrznego przez ludzi noszących maski o różnej grubości

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present paper experimentally analyses the subjective assessment of indoor environment comfort based on a questionnaire survey conducted in a climate chamber located at Kielce University of Technology (Poland), if two types of face masks are worn by the respondents: thin (medical) and thick (cotton-made) masks. Air temperature and relative humidity in the chamber ranged from around 19 to 28oC and 20 – 70%, respectively. Precise measurement of the microclimate parameters was obtained with a microclimate meter, which recorded air temperature and relative humidity at the moment of completing the questionnaires. The respondents were of similar age (22 – 31 years old) and wore two types of clothing during the experiments: summer and winter, which differed by thermal resistance. This value amounted to 0.5 clo for the summer outfit and 0.8 clo for the winter one. In total 960 questionnaires were analysed in the study. The results indicate that the increase in air temperature led to poorer overall comfort, while the largest comfort sensation was recorded for the most favourable thermal sensation range. In general, thicker masks provided lower overall comfort than thinner masks for all relative humidity values.

PL

Artykuł dotyczy analizy eksperymentalnej komfortu cieplnego środowiska wewnętrznego w oparciu o anonimowe ankiety przeprowadzone w komorze klimatycznej Politechniki Świętokrzyskiej w Kielcach dla dwóch wariantów masek ochronnych na twarz: cieńszych (medycznych) i grubszych (bawełnianych). Temperatura powietrza i wilgotność względna w komorze wynosiły odpowiednio 19 – 28oC i 20 – 70%. Pomiary parametrów mikroklimatycznych zostały wykonane z wykorzystaniem miernika mikroklimatu, który rejestrował temperaturę powietrza i jego wilgotność względną w czasie wypełniania kwestionariuszy. Ankietowani byli w podobnym wieku (22 - 31 lat) i podczas badań mieli na sobie dwa rodzaje odzieży: letnią i zimową, różnice się oporem cieplnym. Wartość ta wynosiła 0,5 clo i 0,8 clo odpowiednio dla ubioru letniego i zimowego. W sumie uzyskane i przeanalizowano 960 kwestionariuszy. Wyniki dowodzą, że wzrost temperatury powietrza prowadził do zaniżenia oceny komfortu, podczas gdy najwyższy poziom zadowolenia ankietowani odnotowali przy najbardziej korzystnym zakresie wrażeń termicznych. Generalnie, grubsze maski ochronne zapewniały niższy poziom komfortu niż maski cieńsze dla wszystkich wartości wilgotności względnej.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

questionnaire study; environmental comfort; indoor environment

PL

komfort cieplny; środowisko wewnętrzne; maski ochronne; analiza eksperymentalna

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 50, no. 4
• Strony: 43--50
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Orman Łukasz Jan

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Renewable Energy, Kielce University of Technology, al. Tysiaclecia P.P.7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

autor

Dębska Luiza

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Renewable Energy, Kielce University of Technology, al. Tysiaclecia P.P.7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

autor

Dąbek Lidia

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geodesy and Renewable Energy, Kielce University of Technology, al. Tysiaclecia P.P.7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

autor

Honus Stanislav

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

autor

Adamczak Stanisław

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kielce University of Technology, al. Tysiaclecia P.P.7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).