Thermal adaption; Time period; Neutral temperature; Running mean temperature

Occupant time period of thermal adaption to change of outdoor air temperature in naturally ventilated buildings

Submitted by on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 14:54

The present work proposed a method to determine time period of thermal adaption of occupants in naturally ventilated building, based on the relationship between their neutral temperatures and running mean outdoor air temperature. Based on the data of the field investigation, the subjects’ time period of thermal adaption was obtained with the proposed method. The result revealed that the subjects needed to take 4.25 days to fully adapt to a step-change in outdoor air temperature.