[1] Yu Juan, Zhu Yingxin, Ouyang Qin, et al. Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristicson people’s adaptability to thermal environment [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2010, 26 (2): 279-282. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.030]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

26

Issue:

2010 2

Page:

279-282

Research Field:

Energy and Power Engineering

Publishing date:

2010-06-30

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Title:

Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristicson people’s adaptability to thermal environment

Author(s):

Yu Juan¹;  2;  Zhu Yingxin²;  Ouyang Qin²;  Cao Bin²

¹School of Environment, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
²School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Keywords:

climatic characteristics;  adaptability;  thermal sensation;  tolerance

PACS:

TU83

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.030

Abstract:

In order to find out how the climatic characteristics affect people’s adaptability to thermal environments, experimental studies in a climate chamber are conducted on the effects of transition seasons(from spring to summer)and the occupants’ native areas on indoor thermal sensations.Results reveal that people’s tolerances to cool and warm indoor environments are different in the transition season.When the outdoor temperature is higher, the occupants have a weaker tolerance to a cool indoor environment, but a stronger tolerance to a warm indoor environment.Besides, it is found that the occupants’ thermal sensations depend on both the climatic characteristics of the season and their native areas.The people from southern China present a greater tolerance to both warm and cool indoor environments than those from northern China.The reason can be explained according to the occupants’ adaptability to the climatic characteristics and the indoor thermal environments of their native areas in different climate zones.

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Memo

Memo:

Biographies: Yu Juan(1985—), female, graduate;Zhu Yingxin(corresponding author), female, doctor, professor, zhuyx@tsinghua.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50838003), the National Key Technology R & D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period(No.2006BAJ02A06).
Citation: Yu Juan, Zhu Yingxin, Ouyang Qin, et al.Experimental study on the effects of climatic characteristics on people’s adaptability to thermal environment[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2010, 26(2):279-282.

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