The impacts of the thermal radiation field on thermal comfort, energy consumption and control - A critical overview

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 907-918

  Halawa, Edward ^a   Van Hoof, Joost ^b,c   Soebarto, Veronica ^d  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ISSO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive model; Heat balance model; Mean radiant temperature; Radiant asymmetry; Thermal comfort; Thermal comfort tension; Thermal radiant field

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT RADIATION; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ADAPTIVE MODELING; HEAT BALANCE MODEL; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; RADIANT ASYMMETRY; THERMAL RADIANT;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 84902654539     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.040     Document Type: Review

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