scholarly journals Past, Present and Future Problems on Indoor Environment in Snowy Cold Districts, Japan. Climatic Conditions Related to Indoor Thermal Environment and Design Methodology Using a Building Bioclimatic Chart.

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
SHIN'ICHI MATSUMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment

scholarly journals Thermophysiological Comfort of Surgeons and Patient in an Operating Room Based on PMV-PPD and PHS Indexes

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radostina A. Angelova ◽  
Rositsa Velichkova
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Clothing Insulation ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Predicted Heat Strain

There are different actors in an operating room (OR), who have controversial requirements for the indoor thermal environment. While the patient is at risk of perioperative hypothermia, the surgeons are in a state of thermophysiological discomfort. The study presents an analysis of the thermophysiological comfort of both patient and surgeons in an OR. Surgical clothing ensembles with three values of clothing insulation are simulated. Different indoor environment conditions (air temperature and relative humidity) are tested. The analysis is based on the calculation of predicted mean vote and predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PMV-PPD) indexes and assessment of the climatic conditions categories. Discussion of the predicted heat strain is also presented. The simulated results and their analysis show considerable discrepancies between the thermophysiological comfort of the patient and the surgeons, even when dressed in a light protective ensemble, in the same indoor environment.

scholarly journals Reconstruction and optimization methods of old university teaching buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 04033
Author(s):  
Shao Siyu
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Optimization Methods ◽  
Energy Allocation ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Aging Phenomenon

This paper mainly studies the reconstruction of the old teaching building in China. There are many buildings in our country, aging phenomenon is serious, indoor teaching mode is not suitable for modern education. Through the analysis of the main existing problems of indoor environment, the paper puts forward the suitable renovation scheme from the aspects of energy allocation, indoor thermal environment and comfort, so as to make the teaching building suitable for the use of modern education.

Study on Improving Thermal Environment of College Dormitory in Chongqing

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 2849-2853
Author(s):  
Hong Yin Ou ◽  
Fang Liu ◽  
Qing Long Song ◽  
Long Xing Yu
Keyword(s):  
Field Test ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Air Velocity ◽  
Thermal Discomfort ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Simulation Results

To improve the low air velocity above the bed areas during the night in hot summer, the reformed plan for the college dormitory fan was presented.The indoor environment was simulated by the software Airpak3.0 to compaire the fan with both no diversion deflector and diversion deflector (the deflector angles are 60°, 120° and 160°) respectively. And a field test was conducted to confirm the simulation results. The results show that the indoor thermal environment above the bed areas has been improved inordinately if adding a deflector with different angles. The air velocity can be increased by 0.15m/s at most when the deflector angle is 160°, yet the airflow displays most evenly with the 120° deflector angle. Meanwhile, the temperature and thermal discomfort have been decreased. The variation of the simulation and measurement values tends to be consistent, so it suggests the fan installing the diversion deflector may improve the thermal environment of college dormitory.

scholarly journals Relation between indoor thermal environment and renovation in liege residential buildings

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 889-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Singh ◽  
Sadhan Mahapatra ◽  
Jacques Teller
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement

Indoor thermal environment monitoring has been done in 20 residential buildings of Liege city followed by questionnaire based comfort survey amongst the occupants of 85 houses in order to record their preference and expectations about indoor thermal environment in winter and spring season. It is found from the analysis that change of glazing has a minimum or even sometimes an adverse effect on the existing indoor environment due to the absence of proper insulation of the rest of the building envelope. It is observed that in winter there is a sudden drop in indoor temperature and also overheating in summer. This is due to unplanned installation of glazing which actually increases the fenestration area ratio leading to higher indoor temperature fluctuation and causes discomfort. It is also important that the occupant?s preference and expectations as well as overall assessment of indoor environment needs to be consider towards energy efficiency improvement.

Indoor Thermal Environment Simulation by Using MATLAB and Simulink

2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 2785-2788
Author(s):  
Jian Yao ◽  
Jin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Application Study ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Environment Simulation

To compare the indoor thermal environment under different building envelope constructions, a Matlab-based tool was presented for building envelope performance simulation. An application study of two cases illustrates energy efficient buildings can provide more suitable indoor environment than non-energy efficient buildings in cold winter and hot summer. In conclusion, this paper provides a new and fast way for the prediction of indoor thermal environment.

The Current Situation of Rural Construction of Southern Shanxi in China and its Ecologic Strategy

2013 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 993-996
Author(s):  
Dong Xie ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Jing Xian Liang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Spatial Layout ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Current ◽  
Rural Construction

Increasing the development of eco-folk house is one part of the social development creed of establishing economical society and achieving sustainable development. Analyze the spatial layout, indoor thermal environment and energy consumption of rural construction in southern Shanxi by investigation of the local current situation and measurement the indoor environment. In addition, provides reference for west area in China and gives beneficial supplement to practice and theoretical development of eco-folk house.

scholarly journals Indoor Climate Performance in a Renovated School Building

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2827
Author(s):  
Pavla Mocová ◽  
Jitka Mohelníková
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
School Building ◽  
Ventilation Strategy ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Microbiological Testing ◽  
Indoor Comfort

Indoor climate comfort is important for school buildings. Nowadays, this is a topical problem, especially in renovated buildings. Poorly ventilated school classrooms create improper conditions for classrooms. A post-occupancy study was performed in a school building in temperate climatic conditions. The evaluation was based on the results of long-term monitoring of the natural ventilation strategy and measurements of the carbon dioxide concentration in the school classroom’s indoor environment. The monitoring was carried out in an old school building that was constructed in the 1970s and compared to testing carried out in the same school classroom after the building was renovated in 2016. Surprisingly, the renovated classroom had a significantly higher concentration of CO2. It was found that this was due to the regulation of the heating system and the new airtight windows. The occupants of the renovated classroom have a maintained thermal comfort, but natural ventilation is rather neglected. A controlled ventilation strategy and installation of heat recovery units are recommended to solve these problems with the classroom’s indoor environment. Microbiological testing of the surfaces in school classrooms also shows the importance of fresh air and solar radiation access for indoor comfort.

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