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Experimental study on thermal comfort of indoor environment

  • Huimin Hu*
  • , Rui Wang
  • , Chaoyi Zhao
  • , Hong Luo
  • , Li Ding
  • , Yifen Qiu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • China National Institute of Standardization
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

In order to study the range of comfort environment parameters, subjective assessment and objective assessment are used in this research. The main purpose of this study is to determine the temperature and humidity range, acceptable temperature fluctuation, acceptable air flow rate and acceptable vertical air temperature difference under the thermal comfort environment in summer and winter. The thermal comfort environment should make the PMV between −0.5 and +0.5 which is recommended by international standard ISO7730. Following this principle, the comfort temperature ranges in summer and winter are determined respectively, comfort temperature range is 25–28 °C in summer and 22–25 °C in winter. Under the thermal comfort environment condition, the biggest acceptable temperature fluctuation is obtained and is 0.6 °C and the biggest acceptable air flow rate is 0.5 m/s in summer. In winter, if the vertical air temperature difference is higher than 3.2 °C, the subjects feel comfortable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Ergonomics Modeling, Usability
EditorsMarcelo Soares, Tareq Z. Ahram, Christianne Falcao
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages391-401
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319416847
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventInternational Conference on Ergonomics Modeling, Usability and Special Populations, AHFE 2016 - Walt Disney World, United States
Duration: 27 Jul 201631 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume486
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Ergonomics Modeling, Usability and Special Populations, AHFE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWalt Disney World
Period27/07/1631/07/16

Keywords

  • Comfortable temperature range
  • Environment ergonomics
  • PMV and PPD
  • Subjective experience
  • Temperature fluctuation
  • Thermal comfort
  • Vertical air temperature difference

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