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The variation of comfortable temperatures
Author(s) -
Humphreys M. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440030103
Subject(s) - variation (astronomy) , environmental science , materials science , atmospheric sciences , thermodynamics , engineering physics , engineering , physics , astrophysics
Abstract The factors influencing indoor comfort temperatures are examined and it is found that the thermally neutral temperature depends on the outdoor mean temperature. It is also found that tolerable temperature swings lie between I and 2°C. It is also permissable to allow the temperature to drift gradually over days and weeks.