Performance evaluation of misting fans in hot and humid climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2666-2678

  Wong, N H ^a   Chong, Adrian Z M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Evaporative cooling; Hot; Humid; Misting fan; Singapore

Indexed keywords

BULB TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FAN SYSTEMS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY; HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SINGAPORE; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHANNEL CAPACITY; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL COMFORT;

FOG DISPERSAL;

AIR CONDITIONING; BACTERIOLOGY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955416591     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.026     Document Type: Article

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