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Angle Factors and Projected Area Factors for Comfort Analysis of Subjects in Complex Confined Enclosures: Analytical Relations and Experimental Results
Gianluca ScaccianoceMatilde PietrafesaGianfranco RizzoAntonino NucaraMaria La Gennusasubject
EngineeringSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleProjected area factorbusiness.industryField dataAcousticsBuilding complex geometriePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthThermal comfortAngle factorThermal comfortField analysisProjected areasortbusinessConfined spaceSimulationField analysisEnvelope (motion)description
This paper addresses an important problem in the evaluation of the thermal comfort of people living or working in the sort of confined spaces typical of current architecture. In the details, a new algorithm is proposed for the evaluation of the angle factors of people within rooms characterized by complex shapes, where the envelope components are not always mutually orthogonal. The algorithm is based on field data obtained by means of an experimental photographic apparatus which allows measurements of projected area factors of seated or standing people in such complex confined environments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-01 | Indoor and Built Environment |