Effects of Faster Airflows on Human Thermal Comfort in Summer

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Huda, Listiani Nurul ^a   Homma, Hiroshi ^a   Matsumoto, Hiroshi ^b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Dissatisfied; Local airflow; Neck and ankle; Perception sensation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953368435     PISSN: 13467581     EISSN: 13472852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.5.177     Document Type: Article

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