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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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Frontiers in Bioscience, 2011 A review of the various approaches in understanding outdoor thermal comfort is presented. The emphasis on field surveys from around the world, particularly across Europe, enables us to understand thermal perception and evaluate outdoor thermal comfort conditions.
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Buildings, 2021 Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of educational buildings can affect students’ academic performance and well-being and are closely related to ventilation energy consumption.
Lin-Rui Jia +5 more
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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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Air-conditioning load aggregation scheduling strategy based on user differentiated thermal comfort
电力工程技术, 2023 As an important resource on the demand side, air-conditioning load can flexibly participate in the power system and promote new energy consumption. In the process of air-conditioning load scheduling, there are differences in thermal comfort requirements ...
ZHANG Yong +5 more
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Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia [PDF]
Building 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.
Shooshtariana, S +2 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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Energy and Buildings, 2021 Personal comfort systems (PCSs) that are energy efficient have been widely used indoors to improve occupant thermal comfort and acceptability under a variety of indoor temperatures. Although numerous studies have shown that the use of PCSs has beneficial
Wenfang Song +4 more
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Does a neutral thermal sensation determine thermal comfort? [PDF]
, 2018 The neutral thermal sensation (neither cold, nor hot) is widely used through the application of the ASHRAE seven-point thermal sensation scale to assess thermal comfort.
Ben R Hughes +7 more
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