| Title |
Study on Indoor Thermal Environment Controlled by Portable Cooler |
| Authors |
Dong-Kyun Choi ; Doosam Song ; Jung-Ho Kim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2016.28.2.049 |
| Keywords |
이동형 냉방기기 ; 개별냉방 ; 온열 환경 ; 작업영역 ; 현장 실측 Portable cooler ; Personal cooling ; Indoor thermal environment ; Task area ; Field measurement |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to analyze the indoor temperature distribution of a room controlled by a personal and portable cooler. As an energy saving strategy, the personal air-conditioning or task conditioning system was developed and installed in office buildings in the 90 s. Many research results regarding the personal air-conditioning (PAC) system were focused on thermal comfort, localized ventilation efficiency and energy savings. However, the conventional PACs were only developed for application in office buildings. In this study, as a type of PAC, a portable cooler was analyzed in terms of indoor temperature distribution changes with the passage of time. The measurement was performed in a bedroom in an apartment house. The results showed that indoor temperature was controlled at about 24℃ around the human body. However, the ambient zone up to 1.5 m away from the the human body stayed at about 27.5℃. |