How do (a) draft and (b) cold floor surfaces cause discomfort for a room’s occupants?

What will be an ideal response?


(a) Draft causes undesired local cooling of the human body by exposing parts of the body to high heat transfer coefficients. (b) Direct contact with cold floor surfaces causes localized discomfort in the feet by excessive heat loss by conduction, dropping the temperature of the bottom of the feet to uncomfortable levels.

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