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Effects of air temperature, humidity, and air movement on thermal comfort under hot and humid conditions.

Author(s) : TANABE S. I., KIMURA K. I.

Summary

The paper reviews and summarizes the effects of air temperature, humidity, and air movement on thermal comfort under hot and humid conditions with a view toward energy conservation. Recently, ASHRAE published a new comfort envelope in Standard 55-1992, in which the upper limit of relative humidity was set at 60%. This limit is discussed based on the authors' subjective data. In addition, the results show that under hot and humid conditions, air movement may be one of the least expensive methods of providing thermal comfort.

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  • Original title: Effects of air temperature, humidity, and air movement on thermal comfort under hot and humid conditions.
  • Record ID : 1995-3721
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions 1994.
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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