Research Article

Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons

Table 2

Ranges of the physiologically equivalent temperature PET for different warm levels of human thermal sensation according to the ASHRAE thermal sensation scale determined for summer conditions in Freiburg [13].

ASRAE thermal sensation scalePET range (°C)
NameScale

Slightly warm+130–34
Warm+235–40
Hot+3>40