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COMFORT REQUIREMENTS IN INDOOR CLIMATE.

Author(s) : HOPPE P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

ANALYSES THE IMPORTANT FACTORS DETERMINING COMFORT IN THE INDOOR CLIMATE. USES RESULTS FROM APPLICATION OF THE ENERGY BALANCE TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF SINGLE METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS ON OCCUPANTS. FINDS THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE, THE MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE AND AIR VELOCITY, ESPECIALLY AT VERY LOW LEVELS, ARE DECISIVE FOR THE MEAN SKIN TEMPERATURE, WHICH IS USED AS A MEASURE OF COMFORT. NOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE THERMAL VALUES OF CLOTHING AND THE OCCUPANTS' ACTIVITY LEVELS. GIVES A SHORT REVIEW OF OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS LIGHTING, NOISE AND AIR QUALITY. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR. , GB., 23, N 3, 1988, 31, 88-00946.

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  • Original title: COMFORT REQUIREMENTS IN INDOOR CLIMATE.
  • Record ID : 1989-0696
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy Build. - vol. 11 - n. 1-3
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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