Research on the origins of thermal comfort

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-567

  Orosa, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ASHRAE; General thermal comfort model; Percentage of dissatisfied

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649096811     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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