A New General Formulation for the PMV Thermal Comfort Index
Buildings, 2022 The PMV index forms the basis of international thermal comfort standards. PMV was developed based on empirical relationships between the metabolic rate of activity and the body mean skin temperature and evaporative heat loss under the comfort conditions.
Abdelaziz Laouadi
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Thermal Perception in Mild Climate: Adaptive Thermal Models for Schools [PDF]
, 2019 A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal perception and preference, and ...
Campano Laborda, Miguel Ángel +3 more
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Enhancement of thermal comfort in a large space building
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2019 Many large confined spaces in tropical countries employ a combination of natural ventilation and mechanical fans for space cooling purposes. However, due to low wind velocity and an inability of mechanical fans to remove warm air, this cooling method is ...
Haslinda Mohamed Kamar +3 more
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Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems control based in the Predicted Mean Vote index [PDF]
, 2010 In this work a numerical model, which simulates the buildings thermal response and evaluates the indoor environment comfort, in transient conditions, is used in the application of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems control, based in
Conceição, E. Z. E. +1 more
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents [PDF]
, 2017 Thermal comfort (TC) parameters were measured in 130 rooms from nursing homes (NH), following ISO 7730:2005 in order to evaluate the influence of winter season TC indices on quality of life (QoL) in older individuals.
Aguiar, L +12 more
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Impact of urban vegetation on outdoor thermal comfort: comparison between a Mediterranean city (Lecce, Italy) and a Northern European city (Lahti, Finland) [PDF]
, 2020 This paper is devoted to the application of the modelling approach, as one of the methods for the evaluation of thermal comfort, to neighborhoods located in two cities characterized by a different climate, i.e., a Mediterranean city in southern Italy ...
Aarrevaara , Eeva +6 more
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Biophilic Design as a Tool to Enhance Environmental Performance Under Flyovers [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering SciencesDue to the increase in population and movement between cities, the number of flyovers has increased to facilitate the move between different areas in cities that led to high car traffic.
Neveen Y. Azmy
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Analysis of the accuracy of the Fanger model in the intelligent building – a case study [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 Nowadays, people spend most of their lives indoors, depending on the season, climate zone, work or study. Considering the amount of time spent in a closed environment, you should be inclined to create the most favourable and comfortable conditions for ...
Dębska Luiza, Zender Maciej
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Improvement of thermal comfort inside a mosque building [PDF]
, 2016 A combined natural ventilation and mechanical fans are commonly used to cool the interior space inside the mosques in Malaysia. This article presents a study on thermal comfort in the Al-Jawahir Mosque, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Kamsah, Nazri +2 more
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HVAC Systems Applied in University Buildings with Control Based on PMV and aPMV Indexes
Inventions, 2019 In this work, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) systems applied in university buildings with control based on PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) and aPMV (adaptive Predicted Mean Vote) indexes are discussed.
Eusébio Z. E. Conceição +3 more
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