Open AccessThermal comfort evaluation in an educational building with air conditioning located in the warm tropical climate of Colombia
Author(s) -
Milen Balbis Morejón,
A Noya-Sambrano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/844/1/012030
Subject(s) - ashrae 90.1 , thermal comfort , thermal sensation , air conditioning , architectural engineering , tropical climate , environmental science , work (physics) , perception , meteorology , operative temperature , thermal , air temperature , geography , engineering , psychology , mechanical engineering , archaeology , neuroscience
The objective of this work is to evaluate the perception of thermal comfort that students have in building 10 of the Universidad de la Costa located in the city of Barranquilla. For the investigation the methods for the thermal comfort evaluation are analyzed, selecting the Steady-State methodology of Fanger according to the ASHRAE 55 Standard. With the application of the surveys, the thermal sensation that the students had in the building was evaluated, which was preferably fresh and thermal acceptability where 87% responded satisfactorily to indoor climate conditions in classrooms. It was also obtained that the perception of inner thermal comfort is between 21.1 ° C and 23 ° C of temperature. With the results obtained, recommendations are issued to ensure that students feel thermal comfort and the proper regulation of air conditioning systems.