Thermal Comfort Parameters: metabolic rate
Handling 50 kg bags to Reclining
ASHRAE thermal comfort parameters — metabolic rates by activity, clothing insulation (clo), garment insulation values, convective heat transfer coefficient equations for the human body, thermal sensation regression equations, heat stress index, exertion-level thresholds, and wind chill temperatures per ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals 2021 Chapter 9
| parameter type | item id | W per m2 high (W/m2) | W per m2 low (W/m2) | activity | category | met high (met) | met low (met) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metabolic rate | Handling 50 kg bags | 235 | 235 | Handling 50 kg bags | Occupational | 4 | 4 |
| metabolic rate | Heavy vehicle | 185 | 185 | Heavy vehicle | Driving/Flying | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| metabolic rate | Housecleaning | 200 | 115 | Housecleaning | Occupational | 3.4 | 2 |
| metabolic rate | Lifting packing | 120 | 120 | Lifting/packing | Office | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| metabolic rate | Machine work heavy | 235 | 235 | Machine work heavy | Occupational | 4 | 4 |
| metabolic rate | Machine work light electrical industry | 140 | 115 | Machine work light (electrical industry) | Occupational | 2.4 | 2 |
| metabolic rate | Machine work sawing table saw | 105 | 105 | Machine work sawing (table saw) | Occupational | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| metabolic rate | Pick and shovel work | 280 | 235 | Pick and shovel work | Occupational | 4.8 | 4 |
| metabolic rate | Reading seated | 55 | 55 | Reading, seated | Office | 1 | 1 |
| metabolic rate | Reclining | 45 | 45 | Reclining | Resting | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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