Localized Ventilation Method for Providing Clean Air to Hospitalized Patients [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Three novel air terminal devices (ATDs) for localized ventilation were designed (ATD with perforated inner plate, ATD with honeycomb diffuser, and ATD with lobbed nozzle).
Shu Lei +2 more
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A Cost-Effective, Scalable, and Portable IoT Data Infrastructure for Indoor Environment Sensing [PDF]
Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 The vast number of facility management systems, home automation systems, and the ever-increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are in constant need of environmental monitoring.
S. Anik +4 more
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Impact of carpets on perceived indoor air quality [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Indoor air quality (IAQ) plays an important role in human health and well-being as people spend most of their time indoors. Among building materials, carpets covering high surface areas and having dense fibres have the potential to impact perceived IAQ ...
Noorian Najafabadi Seyyed Abbas +2 more
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Temperature and indoor environments
Indoor Air, 2022 From the thermodynamic perspective, the term temperature is clearly defined for ideal physical systems: A unique temperature can be assigned to each black body via its radiation spectrum, and the temperature of an ideal gas is given by the velocity distribution of the molecules.
Tunga Salthammer, Glenn C. Morrison
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Airborne infection probability in relation of room air distribution: an experimental investigation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 The objective of this study was to investigate the importance of room air distribution in airborne cross-infection. Tracer gas measurements were performed in a field lab arranged as an office with two breathing thermal manikins.
Lipczynska Aleksandra +4 more
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Predicting personal thermal preferences based on data-driven methods [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 One of the prevalent models to account for thermal comfort in HVAC design is the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV). However, the model is based on parameters difficult to estimate in real applications and it focuses on mean votes of large groups of people ...
Aguilera José Joaquín +2 more
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Occupant Feedback and Control Behavior with a Newly Developed Personalized Environmental Control System (PECS) [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) allow control over indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters of the microclimate around individual occupants.
Shinoda Jun +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Although many indoor public places have implemented smoke-free regulations, private homes have remained sources of tobacco smoke pollutants.
Jeonghoon Kim +5 more
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Profiling Students Based on the Overlap between IEQ and Psychosocial Preferences of Study Places
Buildings, 2023 Research has shown that students differ in their preferences of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and psychosocial aspects of their study places. Since previous studies have mainly focused on identifying these preferences rather than investigating the ...
Amneh Hamida +2 more
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Development of Advanced Smart Ventilation Controls for Residential Applications
Energies, 2021 This study examined the use of zoned ventilation systems using a coupled CONTAM/EnergyPlus model for new California dwellings. Several smart control strategies were developed with a target of halving ventilation-related energy use, largely through ...
Iain Walker +3 more
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