Examination of thermal comfort in a hospital using PMV-PPD model

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1089-1095

  Pourshaghaghy, A ^a   Omidvari, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hospital; PMV; PPD; Sick buildings

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HOSPITALS; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS;

PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; SICK BUILDINGS; T-TESTS; THERMAL CONDITION; WORK SHIFTS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; PREDICTED PERCENTAGE DISSATISFIED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL COMFORT; WINTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84863779194     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Abbritti G., Muzi G., Accattoli M.P., Fiordi T., Dell'Omo M., Colangeli C., Gabrielli A.R., Fabbri T., D'Alessandro A. High prevalence of sick building syndrome in a new air conditional building in Italy. Arch. Environ. Health 1992, 47(1):16-22.
2. ASHRAE. Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-1992.
3. Ampofo F., Maidment G., Missenden J. Underground railway environment in the UK Part 1: review of thermal comfort. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2004, 24(5-6):611-631.
4. Ampofo F., Maidment G., Missenden J. Underground railway environment in the UK Part 2: investigation of heat load. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2004, 24(5-6):633-645.
5. Ampofo F., Maidment G., Missenden J. Underground railway environment in the UK: Part 3: methods of delivering cooling. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2004, 24(5-6):647-659.
6. Hashiguchi N., Hirakawa M., Tochihara Y., Kaji Y., Karaki C. Effects of setting up of humidifiers on thermal conditions and subjective responses of patients and staff in a hospital during winter. Appl. Ergon. 2008, 39(2):158-165.
7. Ho S.H., Rosario L., Rahman M.M. Three-dimensional analysis for hospital operating room thermal comfort and contaminant removal. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2009, 29(10):2080-2092.
8. Hwang R.L., Lin T.P., Cheng M.J., Chien J.H. Patient thermal comfort requirement for hospital environments in Taiwan. Build. Environ. 2007, 42(8):2980-2987.
9. ISO-7730, 2005(E). Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment - Analytical Determination and Interpretation of Thermal Comfort Using Calculation of the PMV and PPD Indices and Local Thermal Comfort Criteria, third ed. ISO.
10. ISO-7726, 1998(E). Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment-Instruments for Measuring Physical Quantities. ISO.
11. ISO-8996, 2004(E). Determination of Metabolic Rate. ISO.
12. ISO-9220, 2009(E). Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment, Estimation of the Thermal Insulation and Water Vapour Resistance of a Clothing Ensemble. ISO.
13. Johnson R.A., Bhattacharyya G.K. Statistics: Principles and Methods 1996, John Wiley, Inc. third ed.
14. Johansson E., Emmanuel R. The influence of urban design on outdoor thermal comfort in the hot humid city of Colombo Sri Lanka. Int. J. Biometeorol. 2006, 51:119-133.
15. Karjalalainen S. Gender differences in thermal comfort and use of thermostats in everyday thermal environments. Build. Environ. 2007, 42(4):1594-1603.
16. Lan L., Lian Z., Liu W., Liu Y. Investigation of gender difference in thermal comfort for Chinese people. Eur. J. Appl. Psychol. 2008, 102(4):471.
17. Memon R.A., Chirarattananon S., Vangtook P. Thermal comfort assessment and application of radiant cooling: a case study. Build. Environ. 2008, 43:1185-1196.
18. Muhi S., Butala V. The influence of indoor environment in office buildings on their occupants: expected-unexpected. Build. Environ. 2004, 39:289-296.
19. Noh K.C., Jang J.S., Oh M.D. Thermal comfort and indoor air quality in the lecture room with 4-way cassette air-conditioner and mixing ventilation system. Build. Environ. 2007, 42(2):689-698.
20. Song G.S., Lim J.H., Ahn T.K. Air conditioner operation behavior based on students' skin temperature in a classroom. Appl. Ergon. 2012, 43:211-216.
21. Stamou A.I., Katsiris I., Schaelin A. Evaluation of thermal comfort in Galatsi Arena of the Olympics Athens 2004 using a CFD model. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2008, 28(10):1206-1215.
22. Yau Y.H., Chew B.T. Thermal comfort study of hospital workers in Malaysia. Indoor Air 2009, 19(6):500-510.
23. Verheyen J., Theys N., Allonsius L., Descamps F. Thermal comfort of patients: objective and subjective measurements in patient rooms of a Belgian healthcare facility. Build. Environ. 2011, 46(5):1195-1204.
24. Wang Z. A field study of the thermal comfort in residential buildings in Harbin. Build. Environ. 2006, 41:1034-1039.