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Thermal Comfort
This chapter introduces the definition of thermal comfort, human thermoregulation process, thermal comfort equation and thermal comfort standards....
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Adaptive Thermal Comfort
Adaptive thermal comfort is one of the approaches to understanding and predicting human thermal comfort in the building environment. Different from...
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Personal Comfort Systems for Improving Indoor Thermal Comfort and Air Quality
This book first describes fundamental knowledge on human thermal comfort, adaptive thermal comfort, thermal comfort in slee** environments,...
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Human Thermal Comfort Modeling
From a perspective of maximizing thermal comfort for occupants while minimizing energy consumption, personalized air conditioning systems (PCS) have...
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Thermal Comfort of Automobile Driver Based on Local Air Conditioning Vent Arrangement
When there is only one person in the car, the traditional air conditioning vent arrangement of the car will cool the whole cabin, which is a waste of...
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Thermal Comfort in Slee** Environments
Sleep thermal environments could affect human thermal regulation and inextricably link with sleep quality. Numerous researches have been conducted to...
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Numerical study on a vehicle driver’s thermal comfort when using water thermal seats during summer and winter
In this paper, a water thermal seat is proposed to increase thermal comfort in automobiles. In order to confirm the applicability of a water thermal...
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Indoor Thermal Comfort Assessment Using Human Trials
Thermal comfort dictates our alliesthesia and behavioural responses in indoor environments with the primary aim of maintaining the thermal...
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Energy efficiency and thermal comfort characteristics of convection–radiation combined cooling system in office buildings
In this study, the thermal comfort and energy consumption of two different terminal units when combined with three different water supply...
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CFD Analysis of Thermal Comfort Condition Inside Malaysian Traditional House
It is crucial to ensure safe, healthy and comfortable indoor air conditions in buildings. Indoor thermal comfort is an essential aspect of...
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A Novel Low-Temperature Personalized Radiant Cooler: Thermal Environment and Local Thermal Comfort Evaluation
A new personalized radiant cooler (PRC) is presented in this study, which uses an air-layer integrated radiative cooling unit (AiRCU) to create a...
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Indoor Thermal Comfort Prediction Model for Patients in Rehabilitation Wards
This paper aims to propose an artificial neural network (ANN) based personal thermal comfort prediction model for inpatients. The indoor thermal...
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Thermal Comfort Assessment in a Food Industry (SIA)–Case Study
Control of thermal comfort is a very important factor in the work- place. If this control is lacking, workers’ concentration levels can be affected,...
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Analysis of Thermal Comfort in Mediterranean Climate Buildings Using Random Forest
This paper presents the working process for predicting thermal comfort using a data-driven model with Random Forest. The proposed model is tested...
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Analysis of the Influence of Chilled Water Temperature Setpoint on Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption
This study experimentally analysed the influence of chilled water temperature setpoints on thermal comfort conditions and energy consumption of an...
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Fuzzy Logic in the Thermal Comfort of Mediterranean Tertiary Buildings
Establishing an optimal indoor temperature in buildings can significantly improve the health and productivity of building occupants, as well as...
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Analysis of thermal comfort in a planetarium through CFD simulations
This work aims to obtain the velocity and temperature fields inside the Museum of the Universe (Planetarium of the Rio de Janeiro city) and the...
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Does back cooling improve human thermal comfort in warm environments? A device for heat conduction by the semiconductor Peltier effect
The hot environment and the metabolic heat of commuting in summer caused individual overheating and intense thermal discomfort. Local cooling...
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Optimizing energy efficiency and thermal comfort of green envelope applications in hot arid climate
Climate change and unresolved environmental challenges in arid environments negatively affect urban development. Previous literature tackled the...
