Comfort

A major analysis of why the world s first industrial nation has never been comfortable with industrialism . Very persuasive - Anthony Sampson in the Observer... 

After operating for several hours, a flow deviation is still observed that can be considered as acceptable because the automotive manufacturer has taken it into account during the development of the engine. On the other hand, a more pronounced trend such as that shown in Figure 5.18 would be unacceptable because it will affect the engine noise, driving comfort and pollutant emissions. 

A comfortable margin is maintained between the flowing tubing head pressure (downstream of compression) and the minimum pressure required for export, since the penalties for not meeting contract quantities can be severe. The decision not to install a fourth stage of compression in the above example is dictated by economics. During the final part of the pressure decline above, the field production is of course also declining. 

A fatal accident and some other disasters, which were caused by small cracks, lead to a more strict consideration of the security of these steam drums. Parallel to these the economical pressure, due to the globalisation of the today s industry, lead to the increase of the pressure and the rotation speed of the paper production machines for a higher output of the production, which means, that all safety aspects from the design and the material will be exploited totally. On the other hand cast iron is also not a ductile and comfortable material, like the most steels for the pressure equipment. 

This method of displaying the data makes it most comfortable for the tester to evaluate large numbers of single measurements ( shots ) at a glance. 

Maybe we should regard the efforts of Commission V of the IIW in the seventies and eighties, to establish Fitness For Purpose approaehes, as being far ahead of their time. Fihiess For Purpose criteria cannot exist in combination with NDT methods that simply do not provide the necessary information. But nowadays, we are in a much more comfortable situation. 

Saturday, December 10, finally arrived. In the morning, there was a rehearsal of the award ceremony (with a stand-in for the King). Instead of the formal tails obligatory at the ceremony itself, I could wear a warm sweater and slacks, much more familiar and comfortable attire. We were instructed in detail and rehearsed the event. The award cer-... 

Thus acetic acid with = 1 8 X 10 has a pA of 4 7 The advantage of pA over IS that It avoids exponentials You are probably more familiar with but most organic chemists and biochemists use pA It is a good idea to be comfortable with both systems so you should practice converting to pA and vice versa... 

Analytical chemists converse using terminology that conveys specific meaning to other analytical chemists. To discuss and learn analytical chemistry you must first understand its language. You are probably already familiar with some analytical terms, such as "accuracy and "precision, but you may not have placed them in their appropriate analytical context. Other terms, such as "analyte and "matrix, may be less familiar. This chapter introduces many important terms routinely used by analytical chemists. Becoming comfortable with these terms will make the material in the chapters that follow easier to read and understand. 

This point is illustrated in Figure 8.13 which shows the X-ray photoelectron spectrum of a 2 1 mixture of CO and CO2 gases obtained with MgXa (1253.7 eV) source radiation. The ionization energy for removal of an electron from the s orbital on a carbon atom, referred to as the C s ionization energy, is 295.8 eV in CO and 297.8 eV in CO2, these being quite comfortably resolved. The O s ionization energy is 541.1 eV in CO and 539.8 eV in CO2, which are also resolved. 

Thermal asphalt Thermal blacks Thermal bonding Thermal chlorination Thermal coatings Thermal comfort Thermal conductivity... 

Eundamental to the design of any air conditioning system is the determination of the operating conditions of temperature and humidity. Worker comfort must also be considered. 

Process Requirements. Typical inside dry-bulb temperatures and relative humidities used for preparing, processing, and manufacturing various products, and for storing both raw and finished goods, are Hsted in Table 1. In some instances, the conditions have been compromised for the sake of worker comfort and do not represent the optimum for the product. In others, the conditions Hsted have no effect on the product or process other than to increase worker efficiency. 

The temperature and humidity should be maintained at comfort conditions consistent with the operator s expected level of activity in order to minimise perspiration. Constant temperature and humidity may also be required in machine rooms to prevent the etching or corrosion of machine parts. If perspiration causes only minor damage to the product and results in few rejects, then inside design conditions at 27°C and 40% rh are satisfactory. Where even small amounts of perspiration cause extreme damage to precision-machined parts and result in a high amount of rejects, inside design conditions of 21°C and 40% rh are recommended. 

Human Comfort. ASHRAE has extensively researched the effect of air conditioning on human comfort. The more practical results are summarized below reference 4 contains a complete discussion. 

Thermal comfort may be defined as "that condition of mind in which satisfaction is expressed with the thermal environment" (4). It is thus defined by a statistically vaUd sample of people under very specific and controlled conditions. No single environment is satisfactory for everybody, even if all wear identical clothing and perform the same activity. The comfort zone specified in ASHRAE Standard 55 (5) is based on 90% acceptance, or 10% dissatisfied. 

Recent experiments (4) have shown that there are no significant age or gender-related differences in thermal environment preference when all other factors such as weight of clothing and activity level are the same. Whereas people often accept thermal environments outside of their comfort range, there is no evidence that they adapt to these other conditions. Their environmental preference does not change. Similarly there is no evidence that there is any seasonal or circadian rhythm influence on a person s thermal preference. 

Eigure 3 shows the winter and summer comfort zones plotted on the coordinates of the ASHRAE psychrometric chart. These zones should provide acceptable conditions for room occupants wearing typical indoor clothing who are at or near sedentary activity. Eigure 3 appHes generally to altitudes from sea level to 2150 m and to the common case for indoor thermal environments where the temperature of the surfaces (/) approximately equals air temperature (/ and the air velocity is less than 0.25 m/s. A wide range of environmental appHcations is covered by ASHRAE Comfort Standard 55 (5). Offices, homes, schools, shops, theaters, and many other appHcations are covered by this specification. 

Fig. 3. Comfort 2ones at 6% of population predicted dissatisfied from ref 4. RH lines are valid only when the air temperature equals the average temperature of the surfaces, (a) Operative temperature range where ET is effective temperature as defined in text, (b) Comfort 2one detail. To convert...

Effective temperature (ET ) is a single number representing those combinations of temperature and humidity which are equivalent in terms of comfort. It is defined as the dry-bulb temperature of the environment at 50% relative humidity. Standard effective temperature loci for normally clothed, sedentary persons are plotted on Eigure 3. The sensation of comfort depends in part upon the wetness of one s skin. Thus, as a person becomes more active the effective temperature lines become more hori2ontal and the influence of relative humidity is more pronounced. 

Fig. 4. Comfort lines, ambient air temperature equals mean radiant temperature (4). To convert watts to kcal/min, multiply by 0.143.

Comparing two or more complex alternatives is more difficult than examining equipment capacity or first cost. Characteristics of alternatives should be weighted for relative importance and measured on a common scale to aEow proper evaluation. Many characteristics such as first cost, capacity, space requirement, and annual energy use can be measured objectively and used for system comparisons. Experience has shown that items such as maintenance expense, component life, and downtime can also be rehably estimated. Other factors, eg, system maintainabEity, flexibEity, and comfort, are more arbitrary. 

Improved Com fort Properties. Wear comfort generally means cotton-like properties. The abiUty to absorb moisture from the skin and the softness of cotton fabrics are considered to be the two key properties for comfort. The extremely fine denier of cotton fibers accounts for its softness. 

Physically or chemically modifying the surface of PET fiber is another route to diversified products. Hydrophilicity, moisture absorption, moisture transport, soil release, color depth, tactile aesthetics, and comfort all can be affected by surface modification. Examples iaclude coatiag the surface with multiple hydroxyl groups (40), creatiag surface pores and cavities by adding a gas or gas-forming additive to the polymer melt (41), roughening the surface... 

Since the early 1980s, the viscose-based staple fibers have, like the cuprammonium and viscose filament yams in the 1970s, ceased to be commodities. They have been repositioned from the low cost textile fibers that were used in a myriad of appUcations regardless of suitabUity, to premium priced fashion fibers dehvering comfort, texture, and attractive colors in ways hard to achieve with other synthetics. They are stiU widely used in blends with polyester and cotton to add value, where in the 1980s they would have been added to reduce costs. 

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