Shiming Deng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial System Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

Zhongping Lin is a Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Dongmei Pan is a Lecturer at the School of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.

Ning Mao is an Associate Professor at the College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China.

Jing Du is a Lecturer at School of Construction Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, China.

Guanyu Fang is an Engineer at PaXini Technology Ltd, Shenzhen, China.

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The connection between the sleep environment and quality of sleep is closely related. 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.

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Introduction
1. Background
2. Indoor space thermal loads for a sleep environment
3. Outdoor air ventilation for an indoor sleep environment
4. A thermal comfort model for a sleeping person
5. The thermal resistance of bedding systems used in thermal comfort model
6. Solving a comfort equation and establishing comfort charts
7. Numerical prediction of the total insulation value of a bedding system
8. A four-node thermoregulation model for predicting the thermal physiological responses of a sleeping person
9. The micro-climate around a sleeping person and the related thermal neutrality issues
10. Novel bed-based task/ambient conditioning (TAC) systems and their optimizations for a thermally neutral environment with minimum energy use
11. A radiation-based TAC system including moisture distribution and a way of mitigating condensation in a sleeping environment
12. A bed-based air source heat pump (B-ASHP) space heating system in a sleep environment
13. Practical guides to control indoor thermal environments for quality sleep
14. Conclusions and future perspectives