Evaluation of thermal comfort in slightly warm ventilated spaces in nonuniform environments

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 451-475

  Conceição, Eusébio Z E ^a   Lúcio, M Manuela J R ^b   Lourenço, Tiago M C ^c   Brito, Ana I P V ^c  

^a Campus de Gambelas   (Portugal)

^b Direcção Regional de Educação do Algarve   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIRFLOW FIELD; GLOBAL THERMAL COMFORT; LOCAL THERMAL DISCOMFORT; THERMOREGULATORY SYSTEM MODEL; VENTILATED SPACES;

VENTILATION;

EID: 33745463481     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2006.10391189     Document Type: Article

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