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Thermal comfort formation of the bus interior depending on the power unit layout

open access: yesПроблеми трибології, 2022
Energy consumption and thermal comfort are among the issues that research engineers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems deal with when investigating the most feasible solutions for their implementation.
K. Holenko   +5 more
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Thermal Comfort-CFD maps for Architectural Interior Design

open access: yesProcedia Engineering, 2017
Within the context of nearly Zero-Energy Buildings, it is debated that the energy-centred notion of design, proposed by regulatory frames, needs to be combined with a further focus toward users' comfort and delight.
Emanuele Naboni, KRISTIAN Fabbri
exaly   +5 more sources

Effect of advanced insulation materials and passive optimization strategies on interior thermal comfort of traditional houses in winter

open access: yesGrađevinar
This study proposed an interior thermal comfort test to enhance the interior thermal comfort of traditional houses in the Guan Zhong region of the Shaanxi Province during winter.
Yiyun Zhu   +3 more
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Determination of thermal and acoustic comfort inside a vehicle’s cabin [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2018
Thermal and acoustic comfort, inside a vehicle’s cabin, are highly interconnected and can greatly influence the health of the passengers. On one hand, the H.V.A.C.
Catalina Tiberiu, Vartires Andreea
doaj   +3 more sources

Biomimetic Mechanism Transfer in Interior Environmental Comfort: A Systematic Mapping and Evidence-Stratified Framework [PDF]

open access: yesBiomimetics
Biomimetic strategies have increasingly informed adaptive environmental systems; however, biomimetic mechanism transfer into interior environmental comfort remains unevenly operationalized and weakly evidence-stratified. Despite rapid post-2020 expansion
Dilek Yasar
doaj   +2 more sources

Innovative thermal manikin for assessing local thermal comfort - development of a new hardware architecture [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
This paper explores the utilization of advanced thermal manikins, a pioneering tool in assessing thermal comfort in various settings, including vehicles and buildings. These manikins effectively mimic the human body’s thermoregulatory processes, yielding
Georgescu Matei   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Effects of radiant temperature on thermal comfort

open access: yesBuilding and Environment, 2007
The aim of this paper is to investigate the local differences between body segments caused by high radiant temperature, and to analyze the interior surface temperatures for different wall and ceiling constructions with their effect on thermal comfort ...
Ömer Kaynakli, Abdülvahap Yigit
exaly   +2 more sources

An Overview of Current Methods for Thermal Comfort Assessment in Vehicle Cabin

open access: yesEnergy Procedia, 2016
Thermal comfort has been studied for a long time, resulting in several indices to assess the thermal comfort today. Contrary to the case of building, assessing thermal comfort in vehicles has several particularities.
Paul Danca, Andréea Vartires
exaly   +2 more sources

Hygrothermal response of a dwelling house. Thermal comfort criteria [PDF]

open access: yesConstructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2015
The use of local natural materials in order to reduce the environmental negative impact of buildings has become common practice in recent years; such buildings are to be found in all regions of the planet. The high level of thermal protection provided by
Adrian IACOB   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlling radiative heat flows in interior spaces to improve heating and cooling efficiency

open access: yesiScience, 2021
Summary: Heating and cooling in buildings account for nearly 20% of energy use globally. The goal of heating and cooling systems is to maintain the thermal comfort of a building's human occupants, typically by keeping the interior air temperature at a ...
Jin Xu, Aaswath P. Raman
doaj   +1 more source

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