9 November 2022
The thermal neutral temperature is the foundation for the evaluation of the outdoor thermal environment sensation. This study is designed to investigate the thermal neutral temperature of the outdoor space of Hangzhou West Lake. Both the median metho...
Escalating global climate change and the intensification of urban heatwaves have led to an increase in summer air conditioning cooling energy consumption. This phenomenon is particularly critical in tropical regions, as it may trigger an energy crisi...
From the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II, several researchers in East and South Asia utilized personal and environmental variables to establish the thermal comfort model. Body temperatures at several locations were the most utilized persona...
This study explores the effects of trees on the acoustic and thermal environment in addition to people’s responses to trees in different contexts. Through field measurements conducted during the summer of 2023 at the campus of the Southwest Uni...
In this study, we collected 927 cases of samples from students at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China and conducted a thermal comfort questionnaire survey on four outdoor exercise modes in winter. Additionally, we analyzed the thermal perceptio...
Colonial Revival style residences have unique architectural features amongst others. They are common multi-family residences in the United States with no or limited information about their performance. The research purpose is to assess indoor comfort...
The in-situ measurement of thermal stress in beams or continuous welded rails may prevent structural anomalies such as buckling. This study proposed a non-contact monitoring/inspection approach based on the use of a smartphone and a computer vision a...
This study examines occupants’ perceptions of comfort, control, and adaptation in Colonial Revival style residences in the “Building America Climate” cold region of the United States. The research considered these buildings due to t...
The spectroscopic method for gas temperature determination in argon non-thermal plasmas sustained at atmospheric pressure proposed recently by Spectrochimica Acta Part B 129 14 (2017)—based on collisional broadening measurements of selected pairs of...
The frequency and buckling characteristics of functional gradient (FG) beams with asymmetric material distribution in the temperature field are analyzed in this paper. Generally, the asymmetrical material distribution of FG beams results in a non-zer...
Investigations on hourly and monthly indoor neutral temperature variations in the humid tropics are limited in literature. In Malaysia, the variation of hourly outdoor mean temperature is slightly higher than the monthly mean temperature. Consequentl...
Past investigations have assessed gender variations in thermal comfort and adaptation in different buildings. However, no reported study has evaluated differences in gender perceptions of the thermal environment in US Colonial Revival-style homes. As...
A summer field study was conducted in two university dormitories in the Tokai region of Central Japan. The study aimed at understanding the correlation between subjective thermal responses as well as whether nationality was affecting the responses. I...
20 December 2022
Monastic houses are an essential part of the Tibetan monastic system in China. In this study, the monastic houses of Labrang in the Tibetan region of Gannan were used as the research objects. Physical parameters such as indoor temperature, humidity,...
In the present study, questionnaires and field measurements were carried out to investigate the thermal sensation, thermal preference, and adaptive behavior of 216 elderly people living in rural mutual aid homes in central Inner Mongolia from 15 Dece...
This paper investigates adaptive thermal comfort during summer in medical residences that are located in the French city of Troyes and managed by the Association of Parents of Disabled Children (APEI). Thermal comfort in these buildings is evaluated...
Global climate change and intensifying heat islands have reduced human thermal comfort and health in urban outdoor environments. However, there has been little research that has focused on how microclimates affect human thermal comfort, both psycholo...
Human thermoregulation models can predict human thermal responses to evaluate thermal comfort and help create a healthy environment, while their applicability to older people has not been sufficiently validated. This study aimed to evaluate the perfo...
Comfort in university dormitory buildings in Japan is under-investigated as compared to offices and residences. A winter field survey conducted in two university dormitories in Central Japan aimed at investigating the differences in thermal responses...
A field study of thermal comfort in a design classroom for teaching architecture and dormitory rooms in a cold area of China was conducted to provide a better understanding of the thermal comfort of students, and to clarify the energy saving potentia...
In recent years, semi-outdoor space has become an important research subject in the field of thermal comfort. Overhead space located on the ground floor is a common type of semi-outdoor space in China’s Lingnan region with a hot and humid clima...
Public spaces in residential areas are the main places for the daily activities of residents, and thermally comfortable activity space is particularly important for promoting the activities and public health of residents. Previous studies have mostly...
College student military training is an organized, high-intensity, short-term militarized activity in China; this study aims to explore the differences in thermal perception between different intensities of military training. Questionnaires and micro...
The thymus, a central lymphoid organ in animals, serves as the site for T cell development, differentiation and maturation, vital to adaptive immunity. The thymus is critical for maintaining tissue homeostasis to protect against tumors and tissue dam...
This article focuses on studying the effects of muscle and fat percentages on the exergy behavior of the human body under several environmental conditions. The main objective is to relate the thermal comfort indicators with exergy rates, resulting in...
This study focuses on thermal comfort in residential buildings within the Iron Triangle area of South Australia, examining how indoor conditions influence residents’ comfort and adaptive behaviours. Conducted from June 2023 to February 2024 acr...
Low-temperature radiant heating systems can be considered as suitable candidates for the refurbishment of old heating systems. These systems are proven to save energy, however, their drawback is their impact on the creation of radiant temperature asy...
Neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters are a suitable solution to the implementation of low–medium voltage and power applications at present, thanks to their intrinsic superior voltage and current quality. The conventional configurations o...
In this study; the outdoor thermal comfort of the users of two urban plazas with different morphologies in Annaba city, Algeria, have been evaluated. First, field measurements of the microclimatic parameters took place; namely the air temperature and...
There are two types of occupants in nursing homes: older adults and caregivers. Because the former has different physiological qualities, they are more sensitive to high and low temperatures, presenting discrepancies with caregivers regarding thermal...
Thermal comfort is an important subject to evaluate the quality of outdoor environments. This study investigated outdoor thermal conditions and the thermal comfort perception of pedestrians using walkways within a university campus in Thailand, locat...
Advanced ventilation methods are responsible for creating an appropriate temperature environment with satisfactory inhaled air quality. The ductless personalized ventilation system integrated with impinging jet ventilation shows the good ventilation...
Local data about indoor thermal comfort are in short supply, which are always different from the predicted results produced by models shown in previous studies. Shopping malls that consume substantial energy need to save energy, provided that thermal...
It is important to consider reducing energy use while improving occupants’ indoor thermal comfort. The actual thermal comfort needs and demands should be considered to determine the indoor thermal environment design. In previous studies, research has...
With global warming, the climate is becoming hotter, even at higher latitudes. In order to clarify the thermal environment and thermal comfort level of rural residents at higher latitudes in summer, a field survey on thermal comfort was conducted in...
Addressing the thermal comfort of the elderly is a pressing concern amidst the escalating aging population in rural China. This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the thermal comfort within traditional and self-built dwellings in the Guanzh...
To date, studies of outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) have focused primarily on physical factors, tending to overlook the relevance of individual adaptation to microclimate parameters through psychological and physiological behaviors. These adaptations c...
With increased atmospheric temperature, temperatures in the shade of trees in parks also increase, and people are faced with high temperature challenges. In this study, thermal comfort in the shade of the trees of an urban park during summer in China...
The locality of landscape design needs to obtain human thermal perception in different cities or regions. Previous studies in Shanghai have focused on a single season and ignored the seasonal characteristics of hot summers and cold winters. The objec...
The indoor environmental quality of a building has attracted everyone’s attention since a worldwide pandemic was declared and forced people indoors. After several months, people were able to return to their usual activities, but with strict saf...
Exposure to extreme heat is a significant public health problem and the primary cause of weather-related mortality, which can be anticipated by accurately predicting outdoor thermal sensation. Empirical models have shown better accuracy in predicting...
Clothing adjustment by building occupants is a highly effective and prevalent thermal adaptation behavior aimed at achieving thermal comfort. This paper aims to quantify the impact of climate-responsive indoor clothing adaptation on heating/cooling e...
Reliable multilevel inverter IGBT modules require precise loss and heat management, particularly in severe traction applications. This paper presents a comprehensive modeling framework for three-level T-type neutral-point clamped (TNPC) inverters usi...
Micro-meteorological studies of urban flow and pollution dispersion often assume a neutral atmosphere and often the three-dimensional variation in temperature fields and flow around buildings is neglected in most building energy balance models. The a...
The main steam pipe elbow is a critical metallic component in thermal power plants. Due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures and pressures, it experiences microstructural degradation and creep damage, thereby affecting its service life. Current...
The increasing population aging in China has led to a growing demand for nursing homes. The indoor thermal comfort of nursing homes affects the occupants’ quality of life, building energy consumption, and carbon emissions. This study used therm...
This study aimed to investigate the thermal responses of acclimated workers exposed to heat stress in a real work environment. The physiological indices and subjective thermal perception of the 14 acclimated workers were measured in an industrial pla...
In recent years, there has been increasing concern about the effects of indoor thermal environments on human physical and mental health. This paper aimed to study the current status of the thermal environment and thermal comfort in the classrooms of...
Traditional stone cave dwellings in northern Shanxi exhibit distinct differences from conventional cave dwellings in terms of form and material, characterized by their freestanding stone-built structures that possess unique value. In the context of r...
21 September 2017
Existing thermal comfort field studies are mainly focused on the relationship between the indoor physical environment and the thermal comfort. In numerous chamber experiments, physiological parameters were adopted to assess thermal comfort, but the e...
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