A new thermal comfort approach comparing adaptive and PMV models

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 951-956

  Orosa, José A ^a   Oliveira, Armando C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy; Neutral temperature; New approach; Passive methods; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ADAPTIVE METHODS; ADAPTIVE MODELS; COMFORT CONDITIONS; ENERGY; ENERGY SAVING; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR CONDITIONS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; NEW APPROACHES; NEW DESIGN; PASSIVE CONTROL; PASSIVE METHODS; PMV INDEX; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PASSIVE NETWORKS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VENTILATION;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 77958159537     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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