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A Thermal Comfort Evaluation Using a Statistical Analysis of Interior Temperature for a Building Located in Constantine, Algeria

Journal of Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences, 2020
The objective of this study is to analyze the thermal behavior of a residential building with an aim of estimating thermal comfort in this building for a case of passive air conditioning. Passive air conditioning can play a major role in promoting energy efficiency in the building sector [1].
BOUDJBİR, Hind, MAHRI, Zine Labidine, ELAYOUBI, Kreda Salah Eddine   +2 more
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The thermal environment and thermal comfort of disaster relief tents in high-temperature composite environment

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
To ensure the safety and comfort of personnel inside disaster relief tents, this study investigated the distribution of the thermal environment within the tents under composite conditions of high temperature and solar radiation. Furthermore, the interior
Kai Cao, Mingqiang Lan, Haowei Wang, Yayun Li, Xiaoyong Liu   +4 more
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Impact of Material Solutions and a Passive Sports Hall’s Use on Thermal Comfort

, 2023
High outdoor temperatures and thermal gains due to solar radiation, which penetrates the interior of buildings as the climate warms up, pose a major challenge to maintaining thermal comfort in passive sports facilities.
Tomasz Kisilewicz, Ewelina Panasiuk, Anna Dudzińska   +2 more
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Thermal environment optimization in a large space building for energy-saving

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
As the functionality of large space buildings becomes more sophisticated, to ensure that the interior of the building has a reasonable thermal environment when it is put to use, designers must consider the thermal comfort of the human body and the ...
Daixin Tu, Jinhui Tang, Zhichen Zhang, Hejiang Sun   +3 more
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Numerical Analysis of the Energy Improvement of Plastering Mortars with Phase Change Materials

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
Building components with incorporated phase change materials (PCMs) meant to increase heat storage capacity and enable stabilization of interior buildings surface temperatures, whereby influencing the thermal comfort sensation and the stabilization of ...
A. Váz Sá, R. M. S. F. Almeida, H. Sousa, J. M. P. Q. Delgado   +3 more
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A Method for Estimating Instantaneous Predicted Mean Vote Under Dynamic Conditions by Accounting for Thermal Inertia

Buildings
Researchers have increasingly focused on thermal comfort, examining both individuals’ thermal sensations and the percentage of people dissatisfied with the thermal environment.
László Lenkovics, László Budulski, Gábor Loch, Anett Tímea Grozdics, Ágnes Borsos, Zsolt Kisander, János Girán, Mária Eördöghné Miklós, Balázs Cakó   +8 more
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The effect of water and vegetation elements as microclimate modifiers in buildings in hot and humid tropical climates

ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur, 2023
Thermal comfort in buildings is determined by several aspects of the climate, such as external and internal wind speeds. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the effect of water elements and vegetation as microclimate modifiers in buildings, to ...
Muhammad Awaluddin Hamdy, Baharuddin Hamzah, Ria Wikantari, Rosady Mulyadi   +3 more
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SEMIAUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING THERMAL COMFORT AND REDUCING RICE WASTE IN THE POULTRY BREEDING PROCESS OF SMALL PRODUCERS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE AMAZON REGION

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2021
In the Amazon region, the reality of the conventional laying poultry production chain consists of farms with structures that are inferior to those in other regions, with a massive presence of small poultry farmers, without a water, food and air conditioning automation system.
Rômulo Cavalcante Bezerra, Manoel Henrique Reis Nascimento   +1 more
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Analysis of Passive Strategies in Traditional Vernacular Architecture

Buildings, 2023
Vernacular architecture constitutes a rich source of information and ancestral knowledge and could become a key resource for sustainable development.
Pedro Moscoso-García, Felipe Quesada-Molina   +1 more
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Evaluation of thermal conditions inside a vehicle cabin

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2016
There are several important factors influencing road accidents. Temperature inside the vehicle is ranked third after alcohol and seat belts. For this reason, maintaining thermal comfort in the passenger compartment is essential.
Orzechowski Tadeusz, Skrobacki Zbigniew
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