Abstract: The Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) model stands among the foremost recognized thermal comfort models. It absolutely was developed victimization principles of warmth balance and experimental information collected in an exceedingly controlled climate chamber underneath steady state circumstances.
Gopal Nath Tiwari, Neha Gupta
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Effect of building interface form on thermal comfort in gymnasiums in hot and humid climates
The thermal environment and thermal comfort of a building are greatly affected by the design of the building interface form. Most contemporary architectural designs consider only the relations between architectural form and architectural beauty.
Xiaodan Huang, Xiaoli Ma, Qingyuan Zhang
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models in Execution Cost Improvements for Housing Thermal Environment in Concepción, Chile [PDF]
Most of the operational energy needed by the housing sector is used to compensate energy losses or thermal gains through the building’s envelope. As a result, any improvement in the thermal behavior will provide important opportunities to reduce energy ...
Gallego Maya, Inmaculada +2 more
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An Evaluation of the Effects of Shade on Open Space Thermal Comfort, and Establishing Thermal Comfort Zone [PDF]
The rapid growth of urbanisation in contemporary era has increased the human need for open space. One of the most important principles of open space design is to pay attention to thermal comfort in order to improve the quality of space and satisfy users.
Shahrzad Talebsafa +3 more
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Subzone control method of stratum ventilation for thermal comfort improvement [PDF]
The conventional control method of a collective ventilation (e.g., stratum ventilation) controls the averaged thermal environment in the occupied zone to satisfy the averaged thermal preference of a group of occupants.
Cheng, Y, Lin, Z, Oladokun, MO, Zhang, S
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Assessment and mitigation strategies to counteract overheating in urban historical areas in Rome [PDF]
As urban overheating is increasing, there is a strong public interest towards mitigation strategies to enhance comfortable urban spaces, for their role in supporting urban metabolism and social life.
Battisti, Alessandra +2 more
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A Real-Time Approach for Thermal Comfort Management in Electric Vehicles
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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Air quality and thermal comfort measurements in the offices using the low-cost sensors and monitors [PDF]
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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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces
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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Design and low energy ventilation solutions for atria in the tropics [PDF]
A generic atrium building was designed to incorporate low energy solutions and features of both vernac ular and contemporary South Asian architecture. To achieve low energy and comfort within the atrium space, some key design variables were examined by ...
Abdullah, Abd Halid, Wang, Fan
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