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Automatic Computation of Local Comfort Conditions in Buildings

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Publisher Summary A method for the automatic calculation of local comfort conditions in moderate indoor environment is been described in this chapter. It provides, among its output features, graphical maps of the PMV patterns. The program has been implemented on the commonly used operating system, and is characterized by a friendly usability, even by noncomputer expert users. The output of the code can be obtained not only in a graphical way but also in numerical formats. By using the program in conjunction with computer codes that provide the energy demand for climatization of buildings, it would be possible to evaluate the energy savings achieved in correspondence with the various adopted design choices. A computer code that is presented in this chapter allows a quick evaluation of local thermal conditions of thermal moderate confined environments. Starting from the knowledge of the indoor temperatures of the envelope surfaces, the program releases the local predicted mean vote. Depending on the user preferences, the percentage of dissatisfied, the mean radiant temperature, and the radiant asymmetry can also be obtained.