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THE IMPACT OF WIND-INDUCED VENTILATION ON RESIDENTIAL COOLING LOAD AND HUMAN COMFORT.

Author(s) : BYRNE S. J.

Summary

THE PAPER DESCRIBES AN ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM, HOURLY WEATHER DATA IN SEVERAL CLIMATES TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS FOR WHICH AVAILABLE WIND SPEED AND COINCIDENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CAN BE USED TO MEET HUMAN COMFORT CONDITIONS. BY CALCULATING THE CHANGE IN ENTHALPY PRODUCED BY A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER DURING THOSE HOURS WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS UNCOMFORTABLE, THE AUTHORS ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF NATURAL VENTILATION ON BUILDING COOLING LOAD. THE RESULTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF VENTILATION ON HUMAN COMFORT, THE ORIENTATION OF BUILDING OPENINGS THAT WILL MAXIMIZE VENTILATIVE COOLING AND THE POTENTIAL COOLING LOAD REDUCTION DUE TO INCREASING THE VENTILATION AIR SPEED.

Details

  • Original title: THE IMPACT OF WIND-INDUCED VENTILATION ON RESIDENTIAL COOLING LOAD AND HUMAN COMFORT.
  • Record ID : 1987-2347
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 92; n. 2B; 793-803; 17 fig.; 16 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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