Due to increasing health and environmental issues, indoor air quality (IAQ) has garnered
much research attention with regard to incorporating advanced clean air technologies …

Room air conditioners are unable to simultaneously control the temperature and humidity of
the air supply. Although temperature-regulating dehumidifiers can simultaneously control …

Residential building space cooling and heating energy consumption account for
approximately 15% of the total social energy consumption. Occupant behaviour is the …

Given increased air movement in rooms with stratum ventilation, draft may be a major cause
of local thermal discomfort. However, there was a lack of comprehensive study on the draft …

The main factors affecting field thermal comfort of convective terminals during the heating
season have been widely studied in recent years. Since previous studies were conducted …

In winter, a large vertical temperature difference usually appears in large office spaces with
single-mode air conditioner heating, which results in inefficient energy consumption and …

With the improvement of living standards in China, space heating has become a focal point,
where energy efficiency and thermal comfort play crucial roles in the utilization of heating …

Energy efficiency and thermal comfort are the main factors reflecting the performance of air-
conditioning units, but these characteristics have been evaluated separately in previous …

Recent years have seen a significant increase in study on the thermal comfort offered by
room air conditioners (RACs) when utilized as heaters, especially in the steady stage …

Two types of air-conditioning systems, named as room air conditioners (RAC) and multi-
connected air-conditioners (variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems) have become popular …