Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house
In hot and humid climates thermal discomfort is a major problem to the occupants of many residential terrace houses especially when they are not equipped with an air-conditioning system. This paper presents a study on an assessment of the level of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residentia...
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| author | Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda Kamsah, Nazri Md. Tap, Masine Mohd. Salimin, Khairul Amry |
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| description | In hot and humid climates thermal discomfort is a major problem to the occupants of many residential terrace houses especially when they are not equipped with an air-conditioning system. This paper presents a study on an assessment of the level of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house in Malaysia using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Actual measurements were made to obtain the average air temperature, relative humidity and air flow pattern in various sections of the house. CFD simulations were conducted on a simplified model of the house to predict and visualize the temperature distribution and air flow pattern and its velocity in the house. The level of thermal comfort in the house was found to be well outside the comfort limits as specified by ASHRAE standards. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-466262017-09-17T07:13:10Z http://eprints.utm.my/46626/ Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda Kamsah, Nazri Md. Tap, Masine Mohd. Salimin, Khairul Amry TP Chemical technology In hot and humid climates thermal discomfort is a major problem to the occupants of many residential terrace houses especially when they are not equipped with an air-conditioning system. This paper presents a study on an assessment of the level of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house in Malaysia using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Actual measurements were made to obtain the average air temperature, relative humidity and air flow pattern in various sections of the house. CFD simulations were conducted on a simplified model of the house to predict and visualize the temperature distribution and air flow pattern and its velocity in the house. The level of thermal comfort in the house was found to be well outside the comfort limits as specified by ASHRAE standards. 2012 Article PeerReviewed Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda and Kamsah, Nazri and Md. Tap, Masine and Mohd. Salimin, Khairul Amry (2012) Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house. 4th International Meeting Of Advances In Thermofluids (Imat 2011), Pt 1 And 2, 1440 . pp. 247-254. ISSN 0094-243X http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4704224 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda Kamsah, Nazri Md. Tap, Masine Mohd. Salimin, Khairul Amry Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title | Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title_full | Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title_short | Assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| title_sort | assessment of thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated residential terrace house |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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