Effects of Intermittent Air Velocity on Thermal and Draught Perception During Transient Temperature Conditions

• Published in: The International journal of ventilation Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 59 - 66
• Main Author: WigÖ, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.06.2008
• Subjects: convective cooling; draught perception; human cooling; intermittent air movement; thermal comfort; velocity variations; Convective cooling; Thermal comfort; Draught perception; Human cooling; Velocity variations; Intermittent air movement

Previous research has shown that air movement has a significant influence on humans' thermal comfort. For persons feeling cool, air movement tends to be perceived as draught, whilst when feeling warm air movements may provide a desired cooling effect. In the transition zone it therefore seems d...