Abstract
Personal thermal management is a promising solution to improve human body thermal comfort and reduce building energy consumption. Personal management materials (PTMMs) with zero or near-zero power supply are being developed to effectively regulate heat exchange between human body and the ambient. This chapter provides an in-depth overview of the recent progress on the various advanced PTMMs for thermal management under various ambient conditions, including cooling fabrics, heating fabrics, and due-modes fabrics. The functioning principle, engineering methods as well as the cooling/heating effects of the various PTMMs were discussed. Finally, an outlook discussing the development and research of PTMMs is also presented.
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Song, W., Lu, W. (2023). Personal Thermal Management Materials (PTMMs). In: Wang, F., Yang, B., Deng, Q., Luo, M. (eds) Personal Comfort Systems for Improving Indoor Thermal Comfort and Air Quality. Indoor Environment and Sustainable Building. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0718-2_11
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