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Required and Current Thermal Conditions for Occupants in Iranian Hospitals
The occupants of hospitals have widely differing thermal comfort requirements due to their different levels of clothing and metabolism. Using theoretical calculations, this study determines the thermal conditions that are required by three main groups of occupants in Iranian hospitals: patients that are able to be covered, patients that are not able to be covered due to their medical conditions, and staff.
The study then investigates the thermal comfort conditions calculated to have been achieved for different occupants in actual Iranian hospitals in an empirical study. The “thermal comfort achieved” findings were derived from basic monitoring of those parameters that affect thermal comfort in 14 rooms in four separate Iranian hospitals. The thermal comfort results calculated for each room are compared with recommended Iranian and international standards for acceptable thermal comfort
Based on ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, this study found that on average the hospital staff were provided with thermally comfortable conditions for 1% of the monitored time, the patients with a flexible range of clothing insulation achieved thermal comfort 75% of the monitored time, and the patients without blankets achieved thermally comfortable conditions 22% of the monitored time. Overall the thermal comfort conditions recorded during the measurement period were felt to be unacceptable.
This study also showed that it is theoretically possible to reconcile these widely varying users' thermal requirements in Iranian hospitals through improved building and system design.
Required and Current Thermal Conditions for Occupants in Iranian Hospitals
The occupants of hospitals have widely differing thermal comfort requirements due to their different levels of clothing and metabolism. Using theoretical calculations, this study determines the thermal conditions that are required by three main groups of occupants in Iranian hospitals: patients that are able to be covered, patients that are not able to be covered due to their medical conditions, and staff.
The study then investigates the thermal comfort conditions calculated to have been achieved for different occupants in actual Iranian hospitals in an empirical study. The “thermal comfort achieved” findings were derived from basic monitoring of those parameters that affect thermal comfort in 14 rooms in four separate Iranian hospitals. The thermal comfort results calculated for each room are compared with recommended Iranian and international standards for acceptable thermal comfort
Based on ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, this study found that on average the hospital staff were provided with thermally comfortable conditions for 1% of the monitored time, the patients with a flexible range of clothing insulation achieved thermal comfort 75% of the monitored time, and the patients without blankets achieved thermally comfortable conditions 22% of the monitored time. Overall the thermal comfort conditions recorded during the measurement period were felt to be unacceptable.
This study also showed that it is theoretically possible to reconcile these widely varying users' thermal requirements in Iranian hospitals through improved building and system design.
Required and Current Thermal Conditions for Occupants in Iranian Hospitals
Khodakarami, Jamal (author) / Knight, Ian (author)
HVAC&R Research ; 14 ; 175-193
2008-03-01
19 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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