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A Novel Low-Temperature Personalized Radiant Cooler: Thermal Environment and Local Thermal Comfort Evaluation
A new personalized radiant cooler (PRC) is presented in this study, which uses an air-layer integrated radiative cooling unit (AiRCU) to create a microthermal environment for individuals. The AiRCU separates the air-contact surface from the radiant surface, which is able to enhance cooling capacity and reduce condensation risk simultaneously. An interesting issue is if the thermal comfort of the thermal environment built by the PRC should be satisfied. In this study, the PRC was experimentally prepared and a model for the thermal environment was developed using computational fluid dynamic. The cases of the PRC with the supply air temperature of 26.8 °C, 27.1 °C, 27.5 °C and the radiant surface temperature of 15 °C, 10 °C, 5 °C, which achieved the same operative temperature for the workstation, were investigated. The temperature and velocity distributions, and the thermal comfort indices were analyzed. The results indicated that the local thermal comfort of the PRC satisfies the comfort criteria specified in the ASHRAE Standard.
A Novel Low-Temperature Personalized Radiant Cooler: Thermal Environment and Local Thermal Comfort Evaluation
A new personalized radiant cooler (PRC) is presented in this study, which uses an air-layer integrated radiative cooling unit (AiRCU) to create a microthermal environment for individuals. The AiRCU separates the air-contact surface from the radiant surface, which is able to enhance cooling capacity and reduce condensation risk simultaneously. An interesting issue is if the thermal comfort of the thermal environment built by the PRC should be satisfied. In this study, the PRC was experimentally prepared and a model for the thermal environment was developed using computational fluid dynamic. The cases of the PRC with the supply air temperature of 26.8 °C, 27.1 °C, 27.5 °C and the radiant surface temperature of 15 °C, 10 °C, 5 °C, which achieved the same operative temperature for the workstation, were investigated. The temperature and velocity distributions, and the thermal comfort indices were analyzed. The results indicated that the local thermal comfort of the PRC satisfies the comfort criteria specified in the ASHRAE Standard.
A Novel Low-Temperature Personalized Radiant Cooler: Thermal Environment and Local Thermal Comfort Evaluation
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Casini, Marco (editor) / Liang, Yuying (author) / Huang, Gongsheng (author)
International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference ; 2023 ; Kyoto, Japan
Proceedings of the 3rd International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference ; Chapter: 41 ; 491-500
2024-02-06
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Effects of radiant temperature on thermal comfort
| British Library Online Contents | 2007
Effects of radiant temperature on thermal comfort
| Online Contents | 2007