| Autor: |
Taki, A.H., Ealiwa, M.A., Howarth, A.T., Seden, M.R. |
| Zdroj: |
Building Services Engineering Research & Technology; Nov1999, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p205-210, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
This survey measures human thermal comfort and assesses the validity of the adaptive thermal comfort model when applied to the climatic extreme (hot dry) condition of Ghadames. This paper reviews the results from two field surveys of thermal comfort within two types of buildings, old (free running) and new (climate control), in Ghadames oasis in Libya in the summer seasons of August 1997 and July 1998. Questionnaires were collected from 19 buildings representing 88 subjects: nine old buildings that employ a natural ventilation system with a courtyard and ten new buildings that employ an air conditioning system. The results from the present study show that the neutral temperatures in old and new buildings are 31.6°C and 29.4°C respectively. The adaptive model is shown to be valid, without modification, for predicting the thermal comfort of sedentary occupants in such environments. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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