Browsing Architecture & Urban Planning by Publisher "American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE"

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    • Improving comfort and productivity of workers at moderate activity and hot environment by means of a PCM cooling vest 

      Itani, Mariam; Ouahrani, Djamel; Ghaddar, Nesreen; Chakroun, Walid; Ghali, Kamel ( American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE , 2017 , Conference Paper)
      The effect of using a phase change material (PCM) cooling vest by a worker performing moderate activity in a hot environment is studied through the use of a validated integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat model. The integrated ...

    • Mathematical modeling of PCM cooling vest for workers in hot climates 

      Itani, Mariam; Ghaddar, Nesreen; Ouahrani, Djamel; Ghali, Kamel; Chakroun, Walid ( American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      A cooling vest containing phase change materials (PCM) made of salt mixtures that melts at a specific temperature helps in maintaining the skin temperature of the covered parts at a comfortable level. A dynamic thermal ...