Evaluation of thermal comfort using combined multi-node thermoregulation (65MN) and radiation models and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 637-646

  Tanabe, Shin Ichi ^a   Kobayashi, Kozo ^a   Nakano, Junta ^a   Ozeki, Yoshiichi ^b   Konishi, Masaaki ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHI GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; Non uniform; Numerical model; Radiation model; Thermal comfort; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HUMAN FORM MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

MULTI-NODE THERMOREGULATION;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 0036642899     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00014-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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