Comfortable bedroom controlled by mechanical air conditioner and natural ventilation

Yumiko Kawano; Takashi Akimoto

Comfortable bedroom controlled by mechanical air conditioner and natural ventilation

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Abstract

This survey measured the thermal environment of a bedroom in an apartment building during summer. The size of window opening was varied from wide to narrow, and windows are changed to opening south side or north and south side. The survey was performed at bedtime. The results show that indoor air temperature is closely related to the part of the building in which the room is located. Temperature showed a maximum difference of 1.5 K by room which part of apartment buildings is located. In addition, the results show that it is important to open two sides of a window rather than to operate mechanical air conditioner. It causes satisfactory without mechanical air conditioner, and save 194.4 Wh only during one night. In addition, the ventilation with opening window both sides is meritorious to take away body heat.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Pages	2660-2665
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2012 Dec 1
Event	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Duration: 2012 Jul 8 → 2012 Jul 12

Publication series

Name	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Volume	3

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Other	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane, QLD
Period	12/7/8 → 12/7/12

Keywords

Apartment buildings
Bedtime
Field study
Indoor air temperature
Thermal environment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

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Comfortable bedroom controlled by mechanical air conditioner and natural ventilation

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