Investigation of Thermal Comfort at Different Temperature Settings for Cooling in University Building / Mohd Sabri Mustapa ...[et al.]

Mustapa, Mohd Sabri and Shaikh Salim, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki and Mat Ali, Mohamed Sukri and Rijal, Hom Bahadur (2017) Investigation of Thermal Comfort at Different Temperature Settings for Cooling in University Building / Mohd Sabri Mustapa ...[et al.]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE), SI 4 (4). pp. 123-134. ISSN 18235514

Abstract

This paper presented the results of a study conducted on thermal comfort in a postgraduate office of the Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT, UTM, Kuala Lumpur). The aim of the study was to verify the thermal comfort associated with different air conditioning (AC) thermostat set point temperatures in the cooling (CL) mode. The relevant temperature set points were 20 °C, 24 °C, and 28 °C, as well as the Japanese so-called 'cool biz mode' set point of 28 °C. The thermal sensation vote (TSV) in relation to these CL modes were –0.4, 0.0, 0.8, and –0.1, respectively. These results indicated that at the CL mode of 28 °C, the occupants felt slightly warmer compared to the CL modes of 20 °C, 24 °C, and the cool biz mode. The results of the linear regression analysis indicated the thermal comfort range as 25.3 °C to 26.2 °C, which was close to the range of 25.6 °C to 26.1 °C indicated by employing Griffiths' method.

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Item Type: Article
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Mustapa, Mohd Sabri
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Shaikh Salim, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki
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Mat Ali, Mohamed Sukri
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Rijal, Hom Bahadur
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Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Heating, drying, cooling, evaporating
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
ISSN: 18235514
Volume: SI 4
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 123-134
Keywords: Thermal Comfort, TSV, Thermostat Set Points, Cool Biz
Date: 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/39145
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