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Study on thermal adaptation in naturally ventilated office buildings in Japan
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NCEUB 2016
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
This paper discusses the relationship between thermal environment and adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese office buildings of Japan where occupants are able to open the windows. With the use of adaptive thermal control ...
A comparative analysis of thermal acceptability in offices in India and Japan
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NCEUB 2016
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
India's building energy consumption is increasing rapidly. Fukushima disaster reshaped Japan's energy perspective. Adaptive comfort standards need to be developed for these countries. We conducted a fourteen-month thermal ...
Sites of contestation: Tahrir Square; from appropriation to design
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
As mentioned in the introductory chapter on "crossing the boundaries between the utopian and the real," urban design has often played the role of a mediator between idealized pasts and idealizing futures, and a channel for ...
Effect of PCM packet mass and melting temperature on cooling vest performance
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ASHRAE
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Workers in hot environment experience high heat stresses that affect their productivity and working intervals. A cooling vest containing phase change material packets (PCMs) is used as a passive body cooling method to ...
Why is the Indian Sari an all-weather gear? Clothing insulation of Sari, Salwar-Kurti, Pancha, Lungi, and Dhoti
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NCEUB 2016
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Barring a few reports on the clothing insulation of sari and salwar-Kurti, little is known about the other traditional ensembles men use in South Asia and beyond. To accurately account for the thermal insulation on the ...
Mathematical modeling of PCM cooling vest for workers in hot climates
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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 ...
Conservation And Development Of Cultural Heritage In Doha
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Throughout the world, many urban designers and architects have been working toward the protection, preservation and enhancement of urban heritage in order to increase its usefulness as well as preserve the cities' cultural ...
The effect of PCM placement on torso cooling vest for an active human in hot environment
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
The distribution of phase change material (PCM) packets on a cooling vest worn by active human in hot environments is investigated using an integrated fabric-PCM and bio-heat model. The model considered the effect of added ...
Analysis of urban heat in a corridor environment – The case of Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, Qatar is one of the arid coastal cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Like similar cities, temperatures can vary widely throughout, with rapid and extensive development that has contributed to ...
Study on adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese offices under various operation modes
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This research focuses on determining thermal comfort and analysing adaptive opportunities in Japanese office buildings under various operation modes including free running (FR) mode. There are very limited studies on office ...