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Quantifying influence of rainfall events on outdoor thermal comfort in subtropical dense urban areas

Geocarto International
Existing research on outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas focuses on meteorological factors such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and radiation on sunny or cloudy days. However, climate conditions before, during, and after rainfall events
Chih-Hong Huang, Ching-Hsun Wang, Shih-Han Chen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on the Prediction and Improvement of Indoor Natural Light and Outdoor Comfort in Apartment Complexes Using Daylight Factor and Physiologically Equivalent Temperature Indices

Energies, 2018
Urbanization has intensified population concentration, and the quality of residential environments has deteriorated owing to the accelerated construction of high-rise and high-density buildings.
Suk-jin Jung, Seong-hwan Yoon
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of different tree layouts on outdoor thermal comfort of green space in summer Shanghai

Urban Climate, 2023
D. Lai, Yi-Qing Liu, Meicheng Liao, Bing-Qin Yu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate‐related exposures and seizures in children: A systematic review

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Climate‐related exposures, including air pollution, temperature extremes, humidity, and atmospheric conditions, are increasingly recognized as potential seizure triggers. As climate change intensifies, understanding the environmental contributors to pediatric seizure risk has important implications for anticipatory guidance and ...
Caroline Sarpy, Yoon Sik Jung, Carol Mita, Xingyan Wang, Phillip L. Pearl, Maitreyi Mazumdar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic response of pedestrian thermal comfort under outdoor transient conditions [PDF]

, 2019
Outdoor thermal comfort studies have proved that urban design has a great influence on pedestrians’ thermal comfort and that its assessment helps one to understand the quality and usage of the pedestrian environment.
Shi, Yuan, Lau, Kevin Ka-Lun, Ng, Edward Yan-Yung   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Maze Puzzle Pattern‐Based Static Reconfiguration of Photovoltaic Arrays for Enhanced Shade Dispersion and Power Generation Under Partial Shading Conditions

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
A new maze puzzle pattern array (PPA) is presented to optimize shade allocation, alleviate the mismatch losses of PV (photovoltaic) arrays in partially shaded circumstances, and maximize output in partially shaded operation with zero extra sensors, switching components, and optimum searching schemes.
Alok Kumar Shrivastav, Anurag Kar, Milan Sasmal, Pankaj Kumar, Soham Dutta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Control Strategy With Hybrid Compressor Modeling for Electric Vehicle CO2 Heat Pump Systems

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
A hybrid PSO‐BP compressor sub‐model is developed and embedded in a MATLAB/Simscape physical model of a transcritical CO2 heat pump system for electric vehicles. Based on this high‐fidelity platform, a phased variable‐PTC cooperative control strategy is proposed and evaluated.
Jiaqi Dong, Jianguang Zhao, Tianhao Huang, Yufu Zheng, Jun Luo, Yijian He   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of the Application of Hemispherical Photography in Urban Outdoor Thermal Comfort Studies

Buildings
Thermal comfort studies are paramount in enhancing future urban living conditions, and hemispherical photography has emerged as a widely employed field measurement technique in outdoor thermal comfort research.
Lei Sima, Yisha Liu, Xiaowei Shang, Qi Yuan, Yunming Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics and Evaluation of Thermal Comfort Around River in Banjarmasin City [PDF]

, 2020
The density of buildings in a city has affected the urban microclimate. The urban area gets hotter than the rural area. Characteristics of nature and climate need special attention.
Rahman, Akbar
core  

Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source