Parametric studies and evaluations of indoor thermal environment in wet season using a field survey and PMV-PPD method

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 799-806

  Wei, Shengxian ^a,b   Li, Ming ^b   Lin, Wenxian ^b,c   Sun, Yanlin ^a  

^a QUJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field survey; Indoor thermal environment; Parametric study; PMV PPD

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BASIC THEORY; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD SURVEYS; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PMV INDEX; QUADRATIC POLYNOMIAL; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATIONS; WET SEASON; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

PLASMAS; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77949919097     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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