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This study addressed the effect of stable mechanical airflow generated by floor fans on thermal comfort zone in hot-humid conditions. 36 college students were tested in two adjacent offices with identical dimensions and layout. In hot-humid environments (26, 29 and 32 °C, with relative humidity of 40–60% and 70–90%), the subjective perceptions were investigated with air speed from 0.05 to 2.0 m/s. Subjects reached neutrality at 26 °C without airflow, at 29 °C/55% with air speed of 0.4 m/s, at 29 °C/85% with 1.2 m/s, and at 32 °C/55% with 2.0 m/s. At 32 °C/85%, thermal sensation remained warm even at a high air speed of 2.0 m/s. As air speed elevated from 0.05 to 1.6 m/s, the neutral temperature increased from 26.3 to 29.7 °C with humidity of 40–60%, from 26 to 27.7 °C with 70–90%. Accordingly, the upper temperature limit for 90% acceptability extended from 27.7 °C to 31.3 °C and from 26.9 °C to 28.6 °C, respectively. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
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ISSN: 1863-5520
Year: 2023
Page: 2267-2271
Language: English
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