Enabling energy-efficient approaches to thermal comfort using room air motion

Building and Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-19

  Pasut, Wilmer ^a   Arens, Edward ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Zhai, Yongchao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air movement; Integrated ceiling fan; Oscillating airflow; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR QUALITY; CEILINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; VENTILATION;

AIR MOVEMENT; CEILING FANS; NATURAL VENTILATION; OSCILLATING AIRFLOW; QUALITY PERCEPTIONS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

AIRFLOW; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84901227874     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.024     Document Type: Article

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