A thermal comfort field study of naturally ventilated classrooms in Kharagpur, India

Building and Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 396-406

  Mishra, Asit Kumar ^a   Ramgopal, Maddali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptive opportunities; Adaptive thermal comfort; Classrooms; Hot humid climate; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ADAPTIVE OPPORTUNITIES; ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; CLASSROOMS; HOT HUMID CLIMATE; NATURAL VENTILATION;

VENTILATION;

BUILDING; DIURNAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VENTILATION;

INDIA; KHARAGPUR; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84930200347     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.05.024     Document Type: Article

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