Gender differences in air movement preference after moderate-intensity exercise  

作　　者：Shiwu Zhang Shengkai Zhao Zhen Sun Yongchao Zhai 

机构地区：[1]Shanghai Jiao Tong University,School of Naval Architecture,Ocean and Civil Engineerin,Shanghai 200230,China [2]China Construction Eighth Engineering Division.Corp.LTD,Shanghai 200120,China [3]College of Architecture,Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi’an 710055,China [4]State Key Laboratory of Green Building,Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi’an 710055,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2025年第1期198-209,共12页建筑学研究前沿(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51978553,51838011).

摘　　要：This study investigates the air movement preference of males and females aftermoderate-intensity exercise. 35 participants dressed in 0.6 clo exercised for 15 min in a roomat 30℃ and then entered another room at 24℃/26℃/28℃. During the experiment, participants were able to adjust the fan speed according to their own thermal comfort needs. Theresults indicate that after a change in metabolic rate, female prefer higher fan usage andgreater air movement compared to males. When the body returns to thermal comfort, malehave higher fan usage and prefer higher air movement than female. There were no differencein subjective evaluation and skin temperature between female and male. However, the skinevaporative heat loss of female was significantly lower than that of male. The correlation between air temperature, air speed and the time after entering the room tailored to the thermalrequirements of distinct genders following moderate-intensity exercise has been established,which can provide a comprehensive control strategy for achieving both comfortable and energy-efficient thermal environments.

关 键 词：Thermal comfort Air movement Gender differences Metabolic down-step transient 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]