Assessment indices for uniform and non-uniform thermal environments

2008, Volume 2, Issue 2

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Frontiers in Energy >> 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2 doi: 10.1007/s11708-008-0029-y

Assessment indices for uniform and non-uniform thermal environments

1.Department of Architecture, State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology; 2.Department of Thermal Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing; 3.Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University

Available online: 2008-06-05

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Different assessment indices for thermal environments were compared and selected for proper assessment of indoor thermal environments. 30 subjects reported their overall thermal sensation, thermal comfort, and thermal acceptability in uniform and non-uniform conditions. The results show that these three assessment indices provide equivalent evaluations in uniform environments. However, overall thermal sensation differs from the other two indices and cannot be used as a proper index for the evaluation of non-uniform environments. The relationship between the percentage and the mean vote for each index is established.

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thermal sensation ; proper assessment ; relationship ; equivalent ; thermal acceptability

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