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. 2021 Sep 1;206:108317. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108317

Table 3.

Meteorological and thermo-physiological quantities measured and instruments.

Parameters Instrument Specifications
Meteorological measurements
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    Air temperature

 MaxiMet GMX 541 compact weather station (Gill Instruments, UK) Range: −40–70 °C
Accuracy: ±0.3 °C
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    Relative humidity

 Range: 0%–100%
Accuracy: ±2%
  • ●

    Wind speed

 Range: 0.1–60 m/s
Accuracy: ±3%
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    Solar radiation

 Range: 0–1,600 W/m2
Accuracy: ±1 W/m2
Skin-based thermo-physiological quantity
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    Skin temperature

 Dermal combo probes (Cortex Technology, Denmark) Range: 0–50 °C
Accuracy: ±0.1 °C
A310 Infrared thermographic camera (FLIR®, USA) Range: 20–350 °C
Accuracy: ±0.1 °C
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    Hydration

 Conductance (single frequency) electrode in flat-faced probe (Cortex DermaLab® System, Denmark) Range: 0–9,999 μS
Accuracy: ±5%
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    TEWL

 Vapor diffusion gradient probe (Cortex DermaLab® System, Denmark) Range: 0–250 g/m2/h
Accuracy: ±5%
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    Heat flux

 PHFS-01 heat flux sensors (FluxTeq, USA) Range: +/- 150 kW/m2
Accuracy: ±5%
Microclimate inside the PFM
  • ●

    Air temperature

 Maxim-integrated iButtons (Digi-Key Electronics, USA) Range: 40–85 °C
Accuracy: ±0.1 °C
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    Relative humidity

 Range: 0–100%
Accuracy: ±2.5%
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    CO2

K33 ELG 10,000 ppm CO2 sensor (CO2METER, USA) Range: 10,000 ppm
Accuracy: ±3%
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    O2

UV Flux Oxygen Smart Senor (CO2METER, USA) Range: 0–25%
Accuracy: ±2%