Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Japanese Houses during the Summer Season: Behavioral Adaptation and the Effect of Humidity
Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Japanese Houses during the Summer Season: Behavioral Adaptation and the Effect of Humidity
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DOI：
10.3390/buildings5031037
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发表时间：
2015-09
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
H. Rijal;M. Humphreys;F. Nicol
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作者：
H. Rijal;M. Humphreys;F. Nicol
为了弄清湿度对室温舒适程度的影响，研究人员在日本关东地区住宅的客厅和卧室进行了为期五个夏天的住户热舒适和行为调查。我们从120个家庭的239名居民中收集了13525张热舒适投票，以及相应的室内温度和空气湿度测量结果。无论是否使用空调，居民普遍对房屋的热环境感到满意，因此他们很好地适应了他们的热环境。研究发现，湿度对舒适温度的直接影响很小。然而，舒适温度与报告的皮肤湿度密切相关。行为适应，如开窗和使用风扇增加空气流动和改善热舒适。
In order to clarify effect of humidity on the room temperatures reported to be comfortable, an occupant thermal comfort and behavior survey was conducted for five summers in the living rooms and bedrooms of residences in the Kanto region of Japan. We have collected 13,525 thermal comfort votes from over 239 residents of 120 homes, together with corresponding measurements of room temperature and humidity of the air. The residents were generally well-satisfied with the thermal environment of their houses, with or without the use of air-conditioning, and thus were well-adapted to their thermal conditions. The humidity was found to have very little direct effect on the comfort temperature. However, the comfort temperature was strongly related to the reported skin moisture. Behavioral adaptation such as window opening and fan use increase air movement and improve thermal comfort.