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Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation
This paper assesses the applicability of some architectural design elements to provide comfort ventilation in humid tropical regions: size and location of windows, building eaves and roof shapes for a single unit house. Most window and roof configurations are sufficent to produce only a slightly more comfortable level although they can certainly increase the indoor air velocity. The improvement of indoor air velocity can minimize the physiological effect of the high humidity. Among the tested models, the room with a high gable roof combining with eaves improves significantly the indoor air velocity. Cet expose evalue l'applicabilite de certains elements de configuration visant a assurer une ventilation de confort daus les regions tropicales humides: dimensions et emplacement des fenetres, formes d'avant-toit et de toiture pour une maison individuelle. La plupart des configurations de fenetre et de toiture suffisent seulement a fournir un minime supplement de confort, bien qu'elles puissent effectivement ameliorer la circulation interieure de l'air. Une amelioration de circulation interieure de l'air peut attenuer les effets physiologiques d'une forte humidite. Parmi les modeles essayes, le local comportant une toiture a pignon eleve associee a des avant-toits offre une nette amelioration de circulation interieure de l'air.
Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation
This paper assesses the applicability of some architectural design elements to provide comfort ventilation in humid tropical regions: size and location of windows, building eaves and roof shapes for a single unit house. Most window and roof configurations are sufficent to produce only a slightly more comfortable level although they can certainly increase the indoor air velocity. The improvement of indoor air velocity can minimize the physiological effect of the high humidity. Among the tested models, the room with a high gable roof combining with eaves improves significantly the indoor air velocity. Cet expose evalue l'applicabilite de certains elements de configuration visant a assurer une ventilation de confort daus les regions tropicales humides: dimensions et emplacement des fenetres, formes d'avant-toit et de toiture pour une maison individuelle. La plupart des configurations de fenetre et de toiture suffisent seulement a fournir un minime supplement de confort, bien qu'elles puissent effectivement ameliorer la circulation interieure de l'air. Une amelioration de circulation interieure de l'air peut attenuer les effets physiologiques d'une forte humidite. Parmi les modeles essayes, le local comportant une toiture a pignon eleve associee a des avant-toits offre une nette amelioration de circulation interieure de l'air.
Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation
Kindangen, Jefrey I. (author)
Building Research & Information ; 25 ; 218-225
1997-07-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation
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Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation
| British Library Online Contents | 1997
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