Experimental study on a chair-based personalized ventilation system

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 913-925

  Niu, Jianlei ^a   Gao, Naiping ^a   Phoebe, Ma ^a   Huigang, Zuo ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air terminal device; Inhaled air quality; Personalized ventilation; Thermal comfort; Thermal manikin

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN FORM MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR TERMINAL DEVICES; CHAIR-BASED PERSONALIZED VENTILATION SYSTEM; FLOW RATE; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL MANIKIN;

VENTILATION;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN FORM MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; VENTILATION;

EID: 33748922614     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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