This study investigates the effect of air velocity and other thermal components on the globe thermometer response. An experiment was conducted in an environmental chamber in order to measure globe temperatures under varying air velocity, relative humidity and air temperature. This study was performed under three different radiant heat levels. It was found that air velocity has a significant effect on the globe thermometer response. This effect is quantified in this study. Neither air temperature nor relative humidity was found to have a significant effect on globe thermometer response.
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