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Nowadays, developers of residential houses often neglect to pay attention about the air circulation as one of the factors that affects thermal comfort zones inside the room environment. In general, people overcome the thermal discomfort using mechanical
Lusi Susanti, Sri Zetli
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Comfort of the train passengers is the main priority of modern mass rapid transit (MRT) management. Objective of this paper is to investigate the thermal comfort of the elevated MRT station in tropical climate. The first step of this study was to conduct
Sugiono Sugiono +4 more
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To improve the thermal comfort in the hall of the Angelo Hospital (Venezia) an analysis was developed by using Computation Fluid Dynamics and considering some configurations for the air-conditioning system and for the solar shading devices. The reference
Margherita Ferrucci +3 more
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This paper presents an empirical approach to design ideal workplaces using the PMV-PPD (predicted mean vote–predicted percentage dissatisfied) method set in ISO 7730 in terms of thermal comfort.
Balázs Cakó +9 more
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Evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to uniform convective environment [PDF]
The aim of this work is to evaluate numerically the human thermal response that 24 students and 1 teacher feel in a classroom equipped with radiant cooling systems and subjected to uniform convective environments, in lightly warm conditions.
Conceição +11 more
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Analyzing the effects of passive design strategies on building ventilation performance and thermal comfort using simulation-based approach [PDF]
One of the sustainable approaches to improving indoor thermal comfort and building ventilation efficiency, particularly in developing and populated countries, is to implement the optimum passive design solutions.
Rajput Tripti Singh, Thomas Albert
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Indoor thermal environments in Chinese residential buildings responding to the diversity of climates [PDF]
China has a diversity of climates and a unique historic national heating policy which greatly affects indoor thermal environment and the occupants’ thermal response.
Costanzo, Vincenzo +4 more
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Numerical and Experimental Study on Thermal Comfort of Human Body by Split-Fiber Air Conditioner
The thermal comfort of an enclosed room with air conditioner and air-distribution duct coupling can be studied, and the parameters of a split-fiber air conditioner can be optimized on the basis of studying the thermal comfort of various parts of the ...
Jie Yang +6 more
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Numerical Study of the Thermal Efficiency of a School Building with Complex Topology for Different Orientations [PDF]
In this work a numerical model that simulates the thermal behavior of a building with complex topology and evaluates the indoor thermal and air quality, in transient conditions, is used for a school building thermal project.
Ansaldi R. +19 more
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Self-employment and the Paradox of the Contented Female Worker [PDF]
Acknowledgements: Thanks to seminar participants at the University of Aberdeen and John Heywood for helpful comments.Publisher ...
Bender, Keith A., Roche, Kristen
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