COMFORT IN THE CASE OF A PATIENT WILL GO

BEYOND THE NORMAL

- TEMPERATURE
- RH &
- AIR MOVEMENT
AND WILL COVER ADDITIONALLY :-
- INFECTION CONTROL (CLENDINESS)
- ISOLATION NEEDS – IF ANY
- ETC ETC

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TO MEET THE ABOVE NEEDS OF A PATIENT IT IS
NECESSARY TO HAVE AN IN SIGHT INTO WHAT MAKES
HIM COMFORTABLE

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HOW DOES A PATIENT PERCIVE AND DESIRE HIS
HVAC NEEDS ?

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A PATIENT AS A MAN IS A COMPLETE SET OF
INDEPENDENT “FACTORIES” WHICH NEED TO WORK
COHERENTLY AND IN STEP WITH EACH OTHER

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BROADLY ONE MAY PUT DOWN HIS STUDY OF MAN
INTO HEADS LIKE –
- RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
- DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
- CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- URINARY SYSTEM
- NERVOUS SYSTEM
- ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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OF THE ABOVE ONE MAY SAY THAT THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING
HIS “VENTILATION” NEEDS

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FIVE SENSES
A MAN’S THERMAL NEEDS ARE QUALIFIED BY HIS 5
SENSES. HIS SENSES NOT ONLY ACT AS SENSORS,
BUT EVEN AFFECT “CORRECTION” TO GIVE HIM
COMFORT

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MAN’S PERCEPTION OF COMFORT COMES FROM THE
FANTASTIC FIVE SENSES IN HIS BODY
- SENSE OF SIGHT – EYES
- SENSE OF HEARING –EARS
- SENSE OF TASTE – TONGUE
- SENSE OF SMELL – NOSE
- SENSE OF FEEL - SKIN

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THOUGH ALL THE SENSES COMBINE IN PICKING UP
THE SIGNALS OF AN EVENT AND SENDING IT TO THE
BRAIN ONE MAY SAY THAT THE SKIN IS THE MAJOR
SENSOR OF THE HVAC PARAMETERS

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THE SKIN IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY. IT
WEIGHS – 8LBS

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ITS SURFACE AREA IS 2 Sq.m

AND HAS SENSORS ALL OVER – THOUGH THEN

CONCENTRATION VARIES LIKE – MORE ON THE
FINGER TIPS – TOES ETC

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THE SKIN INSULATES AND IS A WATER PROOFING
AGENT

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THE SKIN IS A SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE SENSORS

THE SENSORS ARE PACKED CLOSELY AT SOME POINTS

OF THE BODY

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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MEETS – THE OXYGEN
NEEDS OF THE BODY

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A MAN “BURNS” HIS FOOD INTAKE IN THE PRESENCE
OF OXYGEN TO PRODUCE ENERGY WHICH MEET HIS
ANIMAL NEEDS AND IN THE PROCESS OF THEIR
GENERATION,TRANSMISSION & UTILIZATION. HE
LIBERATES POLLUTANTS LIKE CO2 MOISTURE AND
OTHER SOLID & LIQUID WASTES

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A MANS OXYGEN NEEDS ARE MET FROM THE AIR HE
BREATHES IN – AIR MOVEMENT IN THE BODY IS
MOTORED BY THE LUNGS

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THE LUNGS HAVE ABOUT 4 LTS OF RESIDENTIAL AIR TO
WHICH HE ADDS ABOUT 1.5 LITRE PER BREATH OR
ABOUT 30 LITRE / MIN – THIS AIR IS

21% OXYGEN &

79% NITROGEN
(THIS IS GOOD FRESH AIR)

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BY A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
OXYGEN IS SEPARATED – AND USED TO ALLOW FOR
COMBUSTION OF FOODS , GLUCOSE ETC TO
MEET THE BODY NEEDS – THE (“EFFULUENT” FROM
ALLTHE PROCESS IS EVIDENT AS EXHALED BREATH ,
BILE , SWEAT & URINE

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EXHALED BREATH CONTAINS
- 16% OXYGEN
- 4% CO2 &
- 6% WATER
- 74% NITROGEN

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EXHALED BREATH IS NOT FULL CO2 – ITS OXYGEN
CONTENT IS 4% TO 5% LOWER THAN THE AIR YOU
BREATH IN

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THUS OXYGEN TAKEN FROM AIR – AND CO2 ADDED BACK
IN THE BODY – START A CHAIN
WHICH LINKS ROOM AIR AND STREATCHES ON TO THE
FA INTAKE IN THE AHU

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HOW DOES THE HUMAN BODY TAKE IN DUSTY / HOT /
COLD AIR – FROM THE AMBIENT AND USE IT TO GET
OXYGEN FOR - THE COMBUSTION OF FOOD INTAKE ?

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IN HVAC TERMS THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS A FAN
(LUNGS) OF 30LPM SIZE AT “100mm” SP IN A DRAW
THROUGH A/C SYSTEM – THIS FAN FEEDS THE BODY
WITH FA AND RIDS IT OF SPENT AIR, CO2 & WATER

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A HEALTHY MAN HAS ALL THE ABOVE
- FILTERS
- COOLING & HEATING OF INLET AIR
- SEPERATION AND USE OF OXYGEN FOR
COMBUSTION OF FOOD
- EXPELLING THE SPENT AIR
- PERCEPTION OF THE ABOVE BY THE SKIN
DEPENDING ON THE DISEASE – A PATIENT WILL MISS
OUT ON ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE PARAMETERS –
THE A/C SYSTEM SHOULD IN SUCH CASES SEEK TO
SUPPLEMENT THIS LOSS
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