Subjective study of thermal acceptability of novel enhanced displacement ventilation system and implication of occupants' personal control

Building and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-57

  Sun, Weimeng ^a,b   Cheong, K W D ^a   Melikov, Arsen K ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Enhanced displacement ventilation; Fans; Personal control; Thermal acceptability; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIR MOVEMENT; CLIMATE CHAMBERS; COLLEGE STUDENTS; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION SYSTEM; FAN SPEED; FLOOR LEVEL; PERSONAL CONTROL; ROOM AIR; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ACCEPTABILITY; THERMAL SENSATIONS; USAGE PATTERNS; WHOLE BODY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING SYSTEMS; FANS; STUDENTS; THERMAL COMFORT;

VENTILATION;

ACCLIMATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; COOLING; INDOOR AIR; STUDENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84860992170     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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