On the measurement of the mean radiant temperature and its influence on the indoor thermal environment assessment

Building and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-88

  d'Ambrosio Alfano, Francesca Romana ^a   Dell'Isola, Marco ^b   Palella, Boris Igor ^c   Riccio, Giuseppe ^c   Russi, Aldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mean radiant temperature; PHS; PMV; Thermal comfort; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY LEVEL; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CRITICAL REVIEW; INDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS; ISO STANDARDS; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY; METROLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; PMV; STRESS ASSESSMENT; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATIONS; WINTER CONDITIONS;

PH; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL STRESS;

INSTRUMENTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; MICROCLIMATE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874713330     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.026     Document Type: Article

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