Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia

In conventional air-conditioning design, the comfortable range is considered to be between temperatures of 25 and 27 ° C and relative humidity of 40 and 60%; these numbers vary only slightly based on a person's race and country. However, several studies conducted in regions with hot and humid c...

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Main Authors:	Uno, Tomoko, Oka, Daisuke, Hokoi, Shuichi, Ekasiwi, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Other Authors:	Kubota, Tetsu
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Singapore 2018
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/1/70697_Thermal%20sensation%20and%20comfort_SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-706972020-02-27T04:28:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/ Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia Uno, Tomoko Oka, Daisuke Hokoi, Shuichi Ekasiwi, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita TH Building construction In conventional air-conditioning design, the comfortable range is considered to be between temperatures of 25 and 27 ° C and relative humidity of 40 and 60%; these numbers vary only slightly based on a person's race and country. However, several studies conducted in regions with hot and humid climates show that the observed thermal comfort requirements often do not agree with those obtained from European-based studies. In this chapter, the results from the questionnaire surveys and measurements in residences in the hot and humid regions of Indonesia and Malaysia are shown. It was found that the residents use air conditioning at low temperatures for sleeping and that many people consider cold condition as "comfortable" and desire "cooler" conditions even if they feel "cold" in thermal sensation. Springer Singapore Kubota, Tetsu Rijal, Hom Bahadur Takaguchi, Hiroto 2018 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70697/1/70697_Thermal%20sensation%20and%20comfort_SCOPUS.pdf Uno, Tomoko and Oka, Daisuke and Hokoi, Shuichi and Ekasiwi, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita (2018) Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia. In: Sustainable houses and living in the hot-humid climates of Asia. Springer Singapore, pp. 131-144. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789811084645 10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2_13
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description	In conventional air-conditioning design, the comfortable range is considered to be between temperatures of 25 and 27 ° C and relative humidity of 40 and 60%; these numbers vary only slightly based on a person's race and country. However, several studies conducted in regions with hot and humid climates show that the observed thermal comfort requirements often do not agree with those obtained from European-based studies. In this chapter, the results from the questionnaire surveys and measurements in residences in the hot and humid regions of Indonesia and Malaysia are shown. It was found that the residents use air conditioning at low temperatures for sleeping and that many people consider cold condition as "comfortable" and desire "cooler" conditions even if they feel "cold" in thermal sensation.
author2	Kubota, Tetsu
author_facet	Kubota, Tetsu Uno, Tomoko Oka, Daisuke Hokoi, Shuichi Ekasiwi, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
format	Book Chapter
author	Uno, Tomoko Oka, Daisuke Hokoi, Shuichi Ekasiwi, Sri Nastiti Nugrahani Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
author_sort	Uno, Tomoko
title	Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia
title_short	Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia
title_full	Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia
title_fullStr	Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed	Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia
title_sort	thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of indonesia
publisher	Springer Singapore
publishDate	2018
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Thermal sensation and comfort in hot and humid climate of Indonesia

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