Thermal Comfort
Thermal Comfort in Built Form
... – Thermal comfort is the condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment, simply put our body feels at harmony with the climatic condition surrounding ...achieve ...
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A Conceptual Review on Residential Thermal Comfort in the Humid Tropics
... Although the adaptive model has been recognised by ASHRAE 55 standard since 2004, there are limited worldwide publications for external validation of the model, though some investigations carried out mostly by expert in ...
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Review on Koppen-Geiger System for Indoor Thermal Comfort
... It is widely accepted that field thermal comfort studies are important for constructing a comfortable shelter [41]. Moreover, it is also important to know the climate during the surveyed period. This is ...
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Evaluation of Thermal Comfort of a Green Building: A Case Study
... ABSTRACT: Thermal comfort is a condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment and the same depends on wind velocity, relative humidity, surface temperature, activity ...
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The effect of varying chilled ceiling position on thermal comfort
... The amount to Hiu and Leung (2012), chilled ceiling system is comparatively new in hot and humid climate countries. Chilled ceiling system is a system that enables the cold water flow within piping network which is ...
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The effect of pavement characteristics on pedestrians' thermal comfort in Toronto
... outdoor thermal comfort of different materials in a main urban square in ...particular, thermal comfort evaluations are reported to assess the microclimate benefits of bright marbles over ...
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Thermal comfort survey in office buildings in Bandung, Indonesia
... Preserving thermal comfort is particularly a challenge in office buildings, where the buildings are not only exposed to solar heat from the sun, but also gained significant internal heat caused by ...
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Dominant causes of cooling in automobile vehicles for thermal comfort
... human thermal comfort. To achieve a high thermal comfort, most manufacturers provide a system for their cars to ensure ventilation, heating and cooling air in the passenger ...compartment. ...
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Thermal mass and thermoregulation : a study of thermal comfort in temperate climate residential buildings
... the thermal comfort of buildings has been examined primarily using climate modelling based on the work of Fanger ...how thermal comfort in the temperate climate of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ...
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Effect of Dynamic Vents on the Thermal Comfort of a Passenger Car
... commodity. Comfort, being a physiological or psychological factor, is basically a subjective ...term. Thermal comfort is therefore also a subjective term, dependent on heat conduction, convection, ...
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Thermal Comfort Of A Typical Office Building A Parametric Investigation
... Air temperature and air velocity distribution are important parameters that can affect the thermal comfort level of the occupants in the building. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the air ...
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Neutral thermal sensation or dynamic thermal comfort? Numerical and field test analysis of a thermal chair
... a thermal chair, 13 of them (87%) used the heating on the back and 14 of them (93%) used the temperature settings of the ...the thermal chair 13 of them (87%) ended up with a thermal sensation warmer ...
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Space Design for Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Summer
... additional thermal mass in the buildings (Santamouris & Asimakopoulos, ...the thermal environment for summer ...occupants’ thermal comfort in summer has not been studied ...and ...
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Effect of different pavements on human thermal comfort conditions
... and thermal comfort of pave- ment materials used in outdoor places (such as andes- ite, granite, basalt, travertine, wood, soil, asphalt and grass) should be known and tested before the design ...urban ...
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Thermal Comfort in a Romanian Passive House. Preliminary Results
... The European Union Directive [1] has been set ambitious targets, such as reducing the energy consumption by 20% until 2020. This Directive, related to the energy performance of buildings, stipulates that by 2020 all new ...
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Flexible Peltier Coolers for Thermal Comfort and Bedding Applications.
... comfort. For our purposes, a study correlating a mattress design and skin temperature while sleeping would be incredibly useful but the results in this study should be repeated before making any conclusions. When ...
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Modification of car seat in terms of ergonomics by means of thermal comfort
... Abstract— Comfort play significant impacts on user as a passenger or as a ...and comfort parameters from last ...as thermal insulator and thermal control of the seats is good alternative to ...
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Energy And Thermal Comfort Analysis For ACMV System In Academic Building
... the thermal comfort level based on the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV) system in the ...of thermal comfort around FTK building is taken using Thermal Microclimate in ...
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An Investigation on the Human Thermal Comfort from a Glass Window
... the thermal comfort of the enclosure having the glass window ...The thermal comfort index, PPD, is directly dependent on the transmitted solar radiation and the mean radiant ...the ...
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Theoretical Study of Desalination System along with Thermal Comfort
... In Dehumidifier the humid air entering from exit of compressor at the top point (6) at specific condition begins to condense at below boiling point temperature due to contact with cooled surface the seawater entering ...
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