TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of HVAC diffuser unit for task and ambient air conditioning allowing user to control built-in fan - Evaluation of air supply mode by subjective experiment and field measurement in office
AU - Akimoto, Takashi
AU - Odagiri, Naoya
AU - Nakashima, Yoichi
AU - Miyazaki, Seiji
AU - Yanai, Takashi
AU - Matsumoto, Takashi
AU - Yamashina, Daiki
AU - Araki, Nana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/8/13
Y1 - 2019/8/13
N2 - HVAC diffusers have been developed that have dual functions for task and ambient air conditioning. In this study, we evaluated comfort according to air supply mode, strong or fluctuation mode, through a subjective experiment. We found that the fluctuation mode maintained greater comfort for longer compared with the strong mode under continuous airflow exposure. Therefore, the fluctuation mode is considered suitable for long-duration use. Moreover, field measurements in an actual office showed that the fluctuation mode was superior in terms of both comfort and energy saving compared with conventional air conditioning.
AB - HVAC diffusers have been developed that have dual functions for task and ambient air conditioning. In this study, we evaluated comfort according to air supply mode, strong or fluctuation mode, through a subjective experiment. We found that the fluctuation mode maintained greater comfort for longer compared with the strong mode under continuous airflow exposure. Therefore, the fluctuation mode is considered suitable for long-duration use. Moreover, field measurements in an actual office showed that the fluctuation mode was superior in terms of both comfort and energy saving compared with conventional air conditioning.
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U2 - 10.1051/e3sconf/201911101025
DO - 10.1051/e3sconf/201911101025
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85071882341
SN - 2555-0403
VL - 111
JO - E3S Web of Conferences
JF - E3S Web of Conferences
M1 - 01025
T2 - 13th REHVA World Congress, CLIMA 2019
Y2 - 26 May 2019 through 29 May 2019
ER -