SBS5225 HVACR I

SBS5225 HVACR I

Thermal comfort

1. What is Thermal Comfort?

2. Thermal Environment and Heat Balance

3. Comfort Equation and Prediction

4. Influencing Factors

5. Environmental Indices

6. Local Thermal Discomfort

[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

Further Reading:

Comfort [BSE notes -- Science] http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/science1.htm

What is Thermal Comfort http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/whatcom.htm
Thermal Comfort http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/thermco.htm
Comfort Recommendations http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/thermco2.htm
Thermal Indices http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/thermco3.htm
Comfort Outdoors http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/outcom.htm

Human Thermal Comfort | Sustainability Workshop http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/human-thermal-comfort
NPTEL E-learning course -- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105129/

Lesson 29 Inside And Outside Design Conditions http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105129/29

References:

ASHRAE, 2013. ASHRAE Standard 55-2013: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA. [ASHRAE Catalog: 697 A82 T4]
Auliciems, A. and Szokolay, S. V., 2002. Thermal Comfort, 2nd ed., Research, Consulting and Communications, Kangaroo Valley, NSW. [693.832 A92][http://plea-arch.org/wp-content/uploads/PLEA-NOTE-3-THERMAL-COMFORT.pdf]
Butera, F. M., 1998. Principles of thermal comfort, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 2 (1-2): 39-66. [online journal]
Fanger, P. O.,1970. Thermal Comfort: Analysis and Applications in Environmental Enginesering, McGraw-Hill, New York. [697.9315 F2][TH 7222 .F35 1982]
Hui, C. M., 2005. Is 25.5 deg C comfortable?, article for “ROTOR” – the official publication of Engineering Society HKUSU, August (in Chinese). [PDF]
ISO, 1995. ISO 7730: Moderate Thermal Environments – Determination of the PMV and PPD Indices and Specifications for Thermal Comfort, 2nd ed., International Organisation for Standardisation, Geneva, Switzerland. [IHSERC Specs & Standards]
Nicol, F., Humphreys, M. and Roaf, S., 2012. Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice, Earthscan from Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon [England] and New York, NY. [697 N634 a22][TH 6025 .N53 2012]

E-learning:

Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE-55 (UC Berkeley), http://cbe.berkeley.edu/comforttool/

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE 55 -- Overview (5:29) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3KXjUuKCAQ
CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE 55 -- Adaptive method (3:35) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjIMuS-Q8w
CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE 55 -- Local discomfort assessment (1:56) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV9m5lHQq44
CBE Thermal Comfort Tool for ASHRAE 55 -- LEED documentation (3:21) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNNYRo3D4GA

Videos:

Thermal Comfort (6:52) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0TBoUWZ50U

Web Links:

Mean radiant temperature - Designing Buildings Wiki http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Mean_radiant_temperature
Mean radiant temperature - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_radiant_temperature
Operative temperature - Designing Buildings Wiki http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Operative_temperature
Thermal comfort -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_comfort
Thermal Comfort - CLEAR (Comfort and Low Energy ARchitecture) [London Metropolian University] http://new-learn.info/learn/packages/clear/thermal/
Thermal comfort in buildings - Designing Buildings Wiki http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Thermal_comfort_in_buildings

| Created: Jul 2016 | Update: 31 Aug 2017 |