Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4911431 Building and Environment 2017 25 Pages PDF
Abstract
The results confirmed that human thermal comfort could be maintained at air temperatures of 27-30 °C and humidity of 40%-80% when lying at rest in the hot-humid area of China. The air speeds that were required to maintain various thermal sensations changed linearly with room air temperatures. A higher air speed was needed to maintain the same thermal sensation at a higher air temperature or relative humidity (RH). The air speeds for thermal neutrality were between 0.25 m/s (at 27 °C and 40%-60% RH) and 1.17 m/s (at 30 °C and 60%-80% RH) and between 0.12 m/s and 1.31 m/s to achieve 80% percentages acceptable for thermal, airflow and humidity environments. The neutral air speeds for people lying at rest were 0-0.8 m/s lower than those for people engaged in sedentary activities. The results are beneficial for creating comfortable thermal environments for short rest, pre-sleep and sleep and are applicable for healthy young people living in hot-humid areas.
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