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Thermal comfort models and their developments: A review

open access: yesEnergy and Built Environment, 2021
In the past several years, thermal comfort, especially development and application of thermal comfort model, has been a research focus of building environment.
Qiantao Zhao, Zhiwei Lian, Dayi Lai
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Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia [PDF]

open access: yesBuilding and Environment, 2020
Outdoor thermal comfort could significantly affect the usage and success of urban places. Accordingly, it is recommended to be considered in both urban design and planning projects. \ud Urbanisation has been recognised as a major factor in elevated daily temperature values in \ud Australia.
Salman Shooshtarian   +2 more
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CBE Thermal Comfort Tool: Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations

open access: yesSoftwareX, 2020
The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) Thermal Comfort Tool is a free online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations that complies with the ASHRAE 55–2017, ISO 7730:2005 and EN 16798–1:2019 Standards.
Federico Tartarini   +3 more
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Use of Solar Panels for Shade for Holstein Heifers

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Animal Agrivoltaics combines electric energy generation, animal thermal comfort, and sustainable production at the same time. This model of production can foster the sustainable intensification of dairy production in tropical areas where solar irradiance
Ana Flávia P. A. Faria   +6 more
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Economically sustainable shade design for feedlot cattle

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Provision of shade reduces radiant heat load on feedlot cattle, thus reducing demand of water and energy for thermoregulation. While the positive effects of shade on animal welfare are widely known, the literature lacks data on the magnitude of its ...
Alex S. C. Maia   +9 more
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Thermal alliesthesia under whole-body step-change transients [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
A better understanding of the psycho-physiological mechanisms driving human thermal perception during dynamic conditions is important to improve physiological-based thermal comfort models. During thermal transients, the two phenomena of thermal overshoot
Vellei Marika   +3 more
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Proposal of Relative Thermal Sensation: Another Dimension of Thermal Comfort and Its Investigation

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2021
Real-time thermal comfort evaluation is not only essential in constructing the control module of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in residential buildings but also rather critical in energy conservation.
Ziyang Wang   +2 more
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Comparisons of the Urbanization Effect on Heat Stress Changes in Guangdong during Different Periods

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
While rapid urbanization promotes social and economic development, it exacerbates human outdoor thermal comfort, which increases the risks to human health.
Wen Li   +4 more
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Energy-efficient control of thermal comfort in multi-zone residential HVAC via reinforcement learning

open access: yesConnection Science, 2022
Energy efficient control of thermal comfort has been already an important part of residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. However, the optimisation of energy saving control for thermal comfort is not an easy task due to the
Zheng-Kai Ding   +5 more
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The Connection between Architectural Elements and Adaptive Thermal Comfort of Tropical Vernacular Houses in Mountain and Beach Locations

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Passive thermal comfort has been widely used to test the thermal performance of a building. The science of active thermal comfort is important to be connected with the science of architecture.
Hermawan Hermawan, Jozef Švajlenka
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