Experimental Investigation of the Indoor Thermal Comfort of the Public Buildings in the Typical Subtropical Climatic Region

Abstract:

Aim of the paper is to investigate the indoor thermal comfort of the buildings. This work is undertaken by the combination of the literature review and experimental measurement and analyses, on basis of the selected 12 public buildings in Dongguan City (Guangdong Province, China), located at the typical sub-tropic climatic region. It was found that when the air-conditioning system was turned off, the internal surface temperature of the insulation was above a control target of 30°C; when the air-conditioning system was turned on, the internal surface temperature of the insulation was below the control target of 30°C, meeting the requirement of the thermal comfort of human body in summer. These figures will be helpful in the determination of the quantitative control target to improve the indoor thermal comfort in the subtropical areas.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 525)
• Pages: 588-592
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.525.588
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Zhang Yuan Wang*, Xiang Mei Zhang, Wan Sheng Yang
• Keywords: Indoor Environment, Measurement, Public Building, Subtropical Climatic Region, Thermal Comfort

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