TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of individually controlled facially applied air movement on perceived air quality at high humidity
AU - Skwarczynski, Mariusz
AU - Melikov, Arsen Krikor
AU - Kaczmarczyk, J.
AU - Lyubenova, V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The effect of facially applied air movement on perceived air quality (PAQ) at high humidity was studied. Thirty subjects (21 males and 9 females) participated in three, 3-h experiments performed in a climate chamber. The experimental conditions covered three combinations of relative humidity and local air velocity under a constant air temperature of 26 degrees C, namely: 70% relative humidity without air movement, 30% relative humidity without air movement and 70% relative humidity with air movement under isothermal conditions. Personalized ventilation was used to supply room air from the front toward the upper part of the body (upper chest, head). The subjects could control the flow rate (velocity) of the supplied air in the vicinity of their bodies. The results indicate an airflow with elevated velocity applied to the face significantly improves the acceptability of the air quality at the room air temperature of 26 degrees C and relative humidity of 70%.
AB - The effect of facially applied air movement on perceived air quality (PAQ) at high humidity was studied. Thirty subjects (21 males and 9 females) participated in three, 3-h experiments performed in a climate chamber. The experimental conditions covered three combinations of relative humidity and local air velocity under a constant air temperature of 26 degrees C, namely: 70% relative humidity without air movement, 30% relative humidity without air movement and 70% relative humidity with air movement under isothermal conditions. Personalized ventilation was used to supply room air from the front toward the upper part of the body (upper chest, head). The subjects could control the flow rate (velocity) of the supplied air in the vicinity of their bodies. The results indicate an airflow with elevated velocity applied to the face significantly improves the acceptability of the air quality at the room air temperature of 26 degrees C and relative humidity of 70%.
KW - Air movement
KW - Personalized ventilation
KW - Humidity
KW - Perceived air quality
U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.03.017
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.03.017
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0360-1323
VL - 45
SP - 2170
EP - 2176
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
IS - 10
ER -