The influence of wind on outdoor thermal comfort in the city of Beirut: A theoretical and field study

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 813-828

  Ghali, K ^a   Ghaddar, N ^a   Bizri, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; BIO-HEAT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FIELD STUDIES; HUMAN BODIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPEN SPACE; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; THERMAL SENSATIONS; VELOCITY AMPLITUDES; VELOCITY RANGE; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; THERMAL COMFORT; VELOCITY;

AIR;

EID: 84861581419     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2011.607746     Document Type: Article

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