An Exploration of the Effects of Urban Block Design on the Outdoor Thermal Environment in Tropical Savannah Climate: Case Study of Nyamirambo Neighborhood of Kigali

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Elyse de la Joie Horimbere ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Mehdi Makvandi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Outdoor Thermal Environment

scholarly journals Tourists’ Thermal Experience and Health in a Commercial Pedestrianized Block: A Case Study in a Hot and Humid Region of Southern China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 5072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Xuan Ma ◽  
Jingyuan Zhao ◽  
Mengying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Field Measurement ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Outdoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Humid Region

With the development of the economy in China, the tourism industry has become a form of daily entertainment for citizens. Commercial pedestrianized blocks have been designed as recreational centers for tourists, serving as outdoor public space and scenic spots. The use of these regions is directly determined by the outdoor thermal environment. So far, few studies have been conducted on tourists’ thermal experience in commercial pedestrianized blocks, especially in the hot and humid region of southern China. Using field measurement and numerical simulation of a commercial pedestrianized block in Fo Shan, China, to research tourists’ thermal experience under different conditions, the final results of this study could help to select the most suitable time for tourist travel and help local managers to improve the thermal environment.

A review on the significance and perspective of the numerical simulations of outdoor thermal environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 102971
Author(s):  
Cho Kwong Charlie Lam ◽  
Hyunjung Lee ◽  
Shing-Ru Yang ◽  
Sookuk Park
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Outdoor Thermal Environment

scholarly journals Improvements in Energy Saving and Thermal Environment after Retrofitting with Interior Insulation in Intermittently Cooled Residences in Hot-Summer/Cold-Winter Zone of China: A Case Study in Chengdu

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2776
Author(s):  
Xin Ye ◽  
Jun Lu ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Yupeng Wang ◽  
Hiroatsu Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
The South ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Space Cooling

Space cooling is currently the fastest-growing end-user in buildings. The global warming trend combined with increased population and economic development will lead to accelerated growth in space cooling in the future, especially in China. The hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone is the most densely populated and economically developed region in China, but with the worst indoor thermal environment. Relatively few studies have been conducted on the actual measurements in the optimization of insulation design under typical intermittent cooling modes in this region. This case study was conducted in Chengdu—the two residences selected were identical in design, but the south bedroom of the case study residence had interior insulation (inside insulation on all opaque interior surfaces of a space) retrofitted in the bedroom area in 2017. In August 2019, a comparative on-site measurement was done to investigate the effect of the retrofit work under three typical intermittent cooling patterns in the real-life scenario. The experimental result shows that interior insulation provides a significant improvement in energy-saving and the indoor thermal environment. The average energy savings in daily cooling energy consumption of the south bedroom is 42.09%, with the maximum reaching 48.91%. In the bedroom with interior insulation retrofit, the indoor temperature is closer to the set temperature and the vertical temperature difference is smaller during the cooling period; when the air conditioner is off, the room remains a comfortable temperature for a slightly longer time.

Spatiotemporal impact of vehicle heat on urban thermal environment: A case study in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
pp. 108224
Author(s):  
Xuan Chen ◽  
Jiachuan Yang ◽  
Rui Zhu ◽  
Man Sing Wong ◽  
Chao Ren
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Urban Thermal Environment

scholarly journals The Thermal Performance of Traditional Residential Buildings in Kathmandu Valley

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil B. Bajracharya
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Outdoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Better Than

This paper seeks to investigate into the aspects of thermal performance of traditional residential buildings in traditional settlements of Kathmandu valley. This study proceeds to analyze the detailed field data collected, with a view to identify the indoor thermal environment with respect to outdoor thermal environment in different seasons. This paper also compares the thermal performance of traditional buildings with modern residential buildings of traditional settlements of the valley. There is a regression analysis to obtain information about the thermal environment of different traditional and modern residential buildings with different conditions. The paper concludes that, thermal performance of traditional residential building, adapted in various ways to the changing thermal regime for thermal comfort is better than that of contemporary buildings.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v10i1.10898Journal of the Institute of Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2014,  pp. 172–183

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