Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize the effects of air temperature, humidity, and air movement on thermal comfort under hot and humid conditions with a view toward energy conservation. Recently, ASHRAE published a new comfort envelope in Standard 55-1992. In that standard, the upper limit of relative humidity (RH) was set at 60%. In hot and humid regions, humidity levels higher than 60% may often be observed. This upper limit of humidity is discussed based on our subjective data. In addition, the results show that under hot and humid conditions, air movement may be one of the least expensive methods of providing thermal comfort. The effect of air movement is also described in this paper.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 953-969 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | ASHRAE Transactions |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 Dec 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the ASHRAE Annual Meeting - Orlando, FL, USA Duration: 1994 Jun 25 → 1994 Jun 29 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Engineering
