The role of measurement accuracy on the thermal environment assessment by means of PMV index

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1361-1369

  d'Ambrosio Alfano, Francesca Romana ^a   Palella, Boris Igor ^b   Riccio, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

PMV; Sensitivity analysis; Thermal comfort; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; CLOTHING INSULATION; ENVIRONMENT CLASSIFICATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUANTITIES; MEASURING DEVICE; METABOLIC RATES; PMV; PMV INDEX; RANDOM OPERATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; THERMAL COMFORT;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BUILDING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 79951944592     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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