LoginMany indoor models have been developed to describe thermal indoor discomfort, but are they relevant to outdoor or semi-outdoor environments ? They have not been yet critically validated .
Bibliographic database Airbase
AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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Due to its simplicity in installation and maintenance on the one hand, and to its potential to conserve energy on the other hand, the refrigerant modulating air-conditioning system has become very popular.
This paper deals with the results of a large-scale survey performed to develop new notions about ACT (adaptive comfort temperature) in buildings in humid sub-tropical Hong-Kong ; the aim was to determine the adaptive interface relationship between
This paper aims at estimating the thermal comfort in environment created by a proposed passive evaporating cooling system.
This paper gives the description of a four-factor simulation design and a statistical procedure for analyzing material VOC time sensitivities with regard to the following parameter variations : VOC diffusion coefficient, VOC partition coefficient,
This paper is the presentation of the development and application of an IAQ audit methodology applied in tertiary institutional buildings in the tropics.
An integrated IAQ model has been developed for prediction of Volatile Organic Compounds emission rate of building material and concentration distribution within a material.Experimental data have validated the model predictions.
This paper presents a method to determine the amount of oil residues in HVAC components surfaces. That method has been validated.
For the restoration of the historic fortress of Kufstein, the high humidity problems encountered have required special investigations : the capillary water up-take characteristics of the wall stones and identification of the ventilation deficienc
The experimental investigation of airflow performance in a ceiling slot-ventilated enclosure under an isothermal condition was the aim of that study.
An investigation of the natural ventilation performance of an hawker center in Singapore is the subject of that study.
This article describes a reliable tool for analysing and designing natural ventilation systems, based on fundamental flow equations : mass balance, energy conservation and momentum.
A graphic tool is presented in this paper. The daily swings of temperature can be represented on this graph, and this point can be compared with the comfort zones for different activity levels.
This paper analyses the cooling capacity and the possibilities of energy saving due to a correct natural ventilation.A correct exposure of the buildings to prevailing winds in a mediterranean area allows the reducing of cooling loads even in non-
The new model of the COMIS program has been modified, it allows individual rooms to be divided into smaller zones. This new program has been evaluated and the results have been compared to those from other zonal and CFD models.
Calculated and observed human thermal sensation in an extremely hot and dry climate | 2003 | English
This paper presents a case study : under extremely hot and arid climate, the thermal perception of 36 students has been tested. For the calculations, energy balance models of Fanger and Gagge et al. were used.
For the study of single-sided natural ventilation, a CFD model along with analytical and empirical models have been used, to determine the effects of buoyancy, wind, or their combination on ventilation rates and indoor conditions.
Temperatures in buildings with low and high thermal mass levels have been monitored during the warm period in Kenya. The effect of thermal mass in lowering the maximum indoor daytime temperatures has been evaluated as very effective.
Turbine ventilator is an equipment that uses natural wind force to exhaust airflow ; such ventilators are widely installed in Taiwan to enhance building and factories ventilation.
For that study, computer simulations and calculations of outdoor airflow rates and indoor air quality were made in parallel with site measurements in two Shanga office buildings equipped with typical Variable Air Volume systems.In addition to tho