“Since the amount of radiant heat lost or received by human body is the algebraic sum of all radiant fluxes exchanged by its exposed parts with the surrounding sources, MRT can be calculated from the measured temperature of surrounding walls and surfaces and their positions with respect to the person. Therefore, it is necessary to measure those temperatures and the angle factors between the person and the surrounding surfaces.[1] Most building materials have a high emittance ε, so all surfaces in the room can be assumed to be black. Because the sum of the angle factors is unity, the fourth power of MRT equals the mean value of the surrounding surface temperatures to the fourth power, weighted by the respective angle factors.
The following equation is used: MRT4=T14Fp?1+T24Fp?2+ . . . +Tn4Fp?n where MRT is Mean Radiant Temperature:
Tn is the temperature of surface “n” in Kelvins;
Fp?n is the angle factor between a person and surface “n”.
“If relatively small temperature differences exist between the surfaces of the enclosure, the equation can be simplified to the following linear form: MRT=T1Fp?1+T2Fp?2+ . . . +TnFp?n”