A TALE OF 2 POPULATIONS - THERMAL COMFORT IN AIR-CONDITIONED AND NATURALLY VENTILATED OFFICES IN THAILAND
A TALE OF 2 POPULATIONS - THERMAL COMFORT IN AIR-CONDITIONED AND NATURALLY VENTILATED OFFICES IN THAILAND
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DOI：
10.1016/0378-7788(92)90016-a
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发表时间：
1992-01-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
BUSCH, JF
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作者：
BUSCH, JF
在泰国曼谷进行了一项关于热舒适性的现场研究，超过1100名办公室工作人员回答了一份问卷，同时进行了身体测量。在这项研究中，我们探索是否有理由采用不同于为习惯于更温和气候的上班族制定的舒适度标准。对有空调和自然通风的办公室进行了调查。参与者对标准的主观热评级量表进行了投票，这些量表与温度指数相关，这些指数不同地考虑了湿度、辐射温度、空气速度和服装水平的热影响。根据在制定广泛采用的热舒适标准时使用的标准，研究发现，泰国舒适标准的上限温度不是目前接受的26.1摄氏度，而是习惯于自然通风空间的上班族应该高达31摄氏度，习惯于空调的上班族高达28摄氏度。将自然通风建筑的反应与空调建筑的反应以及在温带地区进行的研究的反应进行比较，提供了令人信服的适应证据。这项研究的这些和其他发现表明，泰国的室内空间可以在不牺牲舒适性的情况下降温到更低的程度。
A field study of thermal comfort was conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, in which over 11 00 office workers responded to a questionnaire while simultaneous physical measurements were taken. In this study we explore whether there is justification for adopting a comfort standard that differs from those developed for office workers accustomed to more temperate climates. Both air-conditioned and naturally ventilated offices were surveyed. Participants cast votes on standard subjective thermal rating scales and these were correlated with temperature indices that variously account for the thermal impacts of humidity, radiant temperature, air velocity, and clothing levels. Following the criteria used in developing a widely adopted thermal comfort standard, it was found that the upper temperature bound for a Thai comfort standard, instead of being the currently accepted level of 26.1-degrees-C, should be as high as 31-degrees-C for office workers accustomed to naturally ventilated spaces, and as high as 28-degrees-C for those accustomed to air-conditioning. Comparing the responses from the naturally ventilated buildings with both those from the air-conditioned buildings and from studies conducted in the temperate regions provides convincing evidence of acclimatization. These and other findings of this study suggest that interior spaces in Thailand can be cooled to a far lesser degree without sacrificing comfort.