The impact of temperature on mean local air age and thermal comfort in a stratum ventilated office

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 501-510

  Tian, Lin ^a   Lin, Zhang ^a   Liu, Jing ^b   Yao, Ting ^a   Wang, Qiuwang ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elevated indoor temperatures; Mean local air age; Stratum ventilation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EAST ASIA; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; MEAN LOCAL AIR AGE; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; STRATUM VENTILATION; SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE; THERMAL COMFORT INDEX; ZONE TEMPERATURE;

AIR QUALITY; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL METHOD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 77957807951     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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