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Energy saving and thermal comfort for habitations in a tropical climate.

Economie d'énergie et confort thermique dans l'habitat en zone tropicale.

Author(s) : JANNOT Y., DJIAKO T.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

A study of thermal comfort shows the climatic conditions acceptable by a subject living in the tropical zone. For each climatic group of that zone, architectural recommendations and the best local materials of construction are given. The limits of those solutions are described and an exhaustive list of complementary active equipment which can be used is given: equipment, acquisition price, maintenance costs and working cost in tropical zone. The economic and ecologic utilities of a single piece of equipment as the direct evaporative cooler are underlined.

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Pages: 166-173

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  • Original title: Economie d'énergie et confort thermique dans l'habitat en zone tropicale.
  • Record ID : 1995-0375
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 17 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1994/03

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