Thermal effect of temperature gradient in a field environment chamber served by displacement ventilation system in the tropics

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 516-524

  Yu, W J ^a   Cheong, K W D ^a   Tham, K W ^a   Sekhar, S C ^a   Kosonen, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Halton Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Displacement ventilation; Overall thermal sensation; Temperature gradient; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION SYSTEM; FIELD ENVIRONMENT CHAMBER; OVERALL THERMAL SENSATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VERTICAL AIR TEMPERATURE;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TROPICS; VENTILATION;

TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 33748900022     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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