Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 8(6), pp. 1202 - 1216
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080605
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Methodological Proposal to Develop Adaptive Thermal Comfort Studies Under Lab Controlled Conditions

Rincón-Martínez J. C. ^1,*, Fernández-Melchor F. ¹, Ambríz-García J. J. ², Bojórquez-Morales G. ^3
1 Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, México
² División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, 09340, México
³ Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, 21280, México

ABSTRACT

Thermal comfort studies developed with the adaptive approach are cross-sectional and are carried out at different periods, which make them prolonged and dependent on the current weather conditions. Meanwhile, studies under lab controlled conditions have the advantage of simulating in one single day the hygrothermal and wind conditions of a period, and manipulating them with accuracy periodically in compliance with real climatic. Thus, this paper presents a methodological proposal to develop adaptive thermal comfort studies under lab controlled conditions. The methodology is divided into three stages and fourteen activities that detail the methodological procedure to be applied before, during and after each laboratory test. It is proposed as a generic resource adaptable and reproducible to any case study, so it focuses on providing the key elements for an accurate and effective study; the particularities are defined by the objectives of each study case that adopts this methodology. The experimental procedure allows estimating the results that could be obtained from adaptive approach, since the thermal values obtained with both approaches are close to each other. Some advantages of this methodological proposal are: experimental replica; optimization of material, human, technological, temporary and economic resources; methodological reconciliation of the adaptive and predictive approaches; and the adaptive thermal comfort estimation without the influence of outside environmental.

KEYWORDS
Thermal Comfort, Controlled Environment Chamber, Adaptive Approach, Predictive Approach, Hybrid Approach, Experimental Methodology

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[1] Rincón-Martínez J. C. , Fernández-Melchor F. , Ambríz-García J. J. , Bojórquez-Morales G. , "Methodological Proposal to Develop Adaptive Thermal Comfort Studies Under Lab Controlled Conditions," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 1202 - 1216, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080605.

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Rincón-Martínez J. C. , Fernández-Melchor F. , Ambríz-García J. J. , Bojórquez-Morales G. (2020). Methodological Proposal to Develop Adaptive Thermal Comfort Studies Under Lab Controlled Conditions. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 8(6), 1202 - 1216. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2020.080605.