Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The indoor buildings in the tropics need to be thermally comfortable for the well-being of the occupants. A thermal comfort survey was conducted in naturally ventilated buildings in southeast Nigeria to determine the influence of air velocity on their thermal performance. This was part of the general study where field work on students was carried out to determine their thermal comfort conditions. The survey was conducted during the rainy season and dry season. Data loggers were adopted to get objective measurements while a questionnaire was used to obtain objective responses. Result shows that the occupants were comfortable with air velocity at a temperature range between 26 -31oC and were uncomfortable at temperatures below 25 ℃ and at temperatures above 31oC.
Author: Charles C. Munonye
Institution: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Language: English
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404641386