Review of studies on outdoor thermal comfort in warm humid climates: challenges of informal urban fabric
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-019-01757-3
Abstract: In warm humid climate regions where majority of the population spend most of the time outdoors, an adequate outdoor thermal environment is crucial. A number of studies on outdoor thermal comfort in warm humid climates… read more here.
Keywords: urban fabric; outdoor thermal; warm humid; thermal comfort ... See more keywords
A study of indoor thermal parameters for naturally ventilated occupied buildings in the warm-humid climate of southern India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.026
Abstract: Abstract The ever-increasing demand for built spaces to cater to the needs of the tropical population compels for the adoption of sustainable building forms and passive design strategies. This research aims at studying the cases… read more here.
Keywords: warm humid; occupied buildings; ventilated occupied; naturally ventilated ... See more keywords
Thermal behavior of a phase change material in a building roof with and without reflective coating in a warm humid zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101648
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, the heat transfer in a concrete roof with an intermediate layer of PCM was studied numerically. Three positions and three thicknesses of the PCM layer and two values of solar absorptance… read more here.
Keywords: pcm layer; interior surface; reflective coating; warm humid ... See more keywords
Evaluation of a Coupled Model to Predict the Impact of Adaptive Behaviour in the Thermal Sensation of Occupants of Naturally Ventilated Buildings in Warm-Humid Regions
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DOI: 10.3390/su13010255
Abstract: Improving indoor environment quality and making urban centres in tropical regions more sustainable has become a challenge for which computational models for the prediction of thermal sensation for naturally ventilated buildings (NVBs) have major role… read more here.
Keywords: ventilated buildings; thermal sensation; warm humid; sensation ... See more keywords