Relationship between thermal sensation and comfort in non-uniform and dynamic environments

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1386-1391

  Zhang, Yufeng ^a   Zhao, Rongyi ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic environment; Non uniform environment; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

COMFORT ZONES; DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT; NON-UNIFORM ENVIRONMENT; STEADY CONDITIONS; THERMAL SENSATION; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES;

THERMAL COMFORT;

DYNAMIC PROPERTY; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 61349153605     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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