[Bldg-sim] Comfort tools

[Erik Olsen]

Hi Arpan,

The CBE thermal comfort model can do this but may not be generally 
available.  http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/research/briefs-thermmodel.htm

TRNSYS 17 with the detailed radiation model allows definition of 
multiple comfort points in one zone and calculation of local comfort at 
each point based on the operative temperature experienced at that 
point.  Air temperature gradients could be accounted for by defining a 
single radiation zone with multiple air zones.

Regards
Erik

Erik Olsen, PE
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Transsolar Climate Engineering
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On 2:59 PM, Arpan Bakshi wrote:
> Comfort Gradients
> Are there other tools out there which are specifically developed to 
> perform only comfort calculations, PMV, PPD, etc.?
> My understanding of the comfort models in DesignBuilder, ApacheSim 
> other energy modeling engines is that they calculate comfort only at 
> the central node of each thermal zone.
> Is anyone aware of tools which calculate a gradient of comfort 
> within each thermal zone?
> Thanks
> Arpan
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