The connection between the sleep environment and quality of sleep is significant. To get a good night's rest, a person needs to be in an environment conducive to sleep, which means having or creating the right conditions for it. Thermal Sleeping Environments: Control and Optimization provides a comprehensive coverage on cutting-edge heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment; novel bed-based task/ambient conditioning (TAC) systems; and advanced materials for building envelopes, bedroom furniture, and textiles for beddings. The performance of the technologies presented is analyzed through thermal comfort charts and modeling endeavors, which are in turn validated by the notions of human physiological responses during sleep. The foundational principles of fluid mechanics alongside sustainably built environment and energy efficiency considerations also complement this discussion.
Written by academic experts who aim to compile a unique reference resource to foster further subject matter research, this book should appeal to a broad range of readers whose work or study interests focuses on sustainable buildings and the wellbeing of their occupants.
Deng, Shiming: -
Shiming Deng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Qatar University. Prior to this, he worked at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1992 to 2021. His research interests include controlling thermal sleeping environments and air source heat pumps, among others, with a total of more than 300 publications in international journals.
Du, Jing: -
Jing Du is currently a Lecturer at School of Construction Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University. Her research interests include sleeping thermal comfort, indoor thermal environment simulation, and many others.
Fang, Guanyu: -
Guanyu Fang, after receiving his PhD from the Department of Building Services Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2021, joined the R&D team at PaXini Technology Ltd., a company of universal humanoid robots for multiple scenarios and automation technology. His current research interests include sleeping thermal comfort, air source heat pumps, and energy-saving technologies for buildings, among others.
Lin, Zhongping: -
Zhongping Lin received his PhD from the Department of Building Services Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005 and is currently a Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University. His research interests include controlling indoor air quality, thermal environments, pollutant control, and clean air technology. He is also a member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Clean Rooms and Related Controlled Environments.
Mao, Ning: -
Ning Mao is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China). His current research work is related to building envelopes for energy saving, phase-change materials, heat pumps, indoor thermal environment (including sleeping thermal comfort and ventilation), and multi-objective optimization, among others.
Pan, Dongmei: -
Dongmei Pan is currently a Lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, South China University of Technology. Her research interests include controlling thermal sleeping environments and building energy savings, among others, with a total of more than 40 publications in international journals.
