Thermal comfort models and their developments: A review
Energy 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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Air quality and thermal comfort measurements in the offices using the low-cost sensors and monitors [PDF]
Bakar, 2023 The subjective experience of the environment where people live defines the comfort of that environment. The elements of environmental comfort are the air quality, thermal comfort, visual comfort, and sound comfort.
Tasić Viša +4 more
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Thermal comfort based fuzzy logic control [PDF]
, 2001 Most heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems are considered as temperature control problems. In this work, the predicted mean vote (PMV) is used to control the indoor temperature of a space by setting it at a point where the PMV ...
Danaher, Sean +2 more
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Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK [PDF]
, 2014 In a warming world, the risk of overheating is significant in temperate climate areas such as Glasgow, UK where adaptation to overheating is low. An easy-to-use thermal comfort evaluation is therefore a necessary first step towards developing effective ...
Drach, Patricia +2 more
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A Real-Time Approach for Thermal Comfort Management in Electric Vehicles
Energies, 2020 The HVAC system represents the main auxiliary load in electric vehicles, but passengers’ thermal comfort expectations are always increasing. Hence, a compromise is needed between energy consumption and thermal comfort.
Anas Lahlou +4 more
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Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 2016 We are showing some bioclimatic indices (formulas or nomograms) for medical purposes, therapeutic tourism, sports. or regionalization. They are based on one, two, three or more different meteorological parameters.
Teodoreanu Elena
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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces
Buildings, 2023 Urban outdoor space is an important activity place for residents, and its thermal environment directly affects residents’ quality of life and physical and mental health.
Zheming Liu, Jin Li, Tianyu Xi
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Numerical Study of the Thermal Efficiency of a School Building with Complex Topology for Different Orientations [PDF]
, 2009 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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Thermal comfort investigation of an outdoor air-conditioned area in a hot and arid environment [PDF]
, 2017 Thermal comfort in hot and arid outdoor environments is an industrial challenging field. An outdoor air-conditioned area was designed and built to host sport and social events during summers 2014 and 2015 in Qatar. This article presents a thermal comfort
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Thermal-comfort evaluation of and plan for public space of Maling Village, Henan, China.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The thermal environment of village public space affects the comfort of people ' s outdoor activities, and then affects the willingness of residents to outdoor activities, which has an important impact on the villagers' quality of life.
Qindong Fan +3 more
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