Air-conditioning for sleeping environments in tropics and/or sub-tropics - A review

Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-26

  Dongmei, Pan ^a   Shiming, Deng ^a   Zhongping, Lin ^b   Ming yin, Chan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Energy efficiency; Sleep; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS;

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; SLEEP; TASK/AMBIENT CONDITIONING; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; THERMAL PARAMETERS; VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR; LITERATURE REVIEW; SLEEP; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84875395317     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.009     Document Type: Review

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