A new method for measuring mean radiant temperatures in indoor spaces

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001607184600004" target="_blank" >https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001607184600004</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128756" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128756</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A new method for measuring mean radiant temperatures in indoor spaces

Original language description

The mean radiant temperature is a crucial parameter for assessing human thermal comfort in indoor and outdoor spaces. The black globe thermometer represents the most commonly used device to measure the mean radiant temperature. This paper presents a new method that solves the main problems of black globe thermometers. It removes the dependence on convective phenomena and the emissivity of the globe, which are two main sources of inaccuracies with black globe thermometers. The method is applicable to spaces that are in stationary thermal state, i.e. all room temperatures and air temperature are time independent at least within the period of measurement. The method represents a direct experimental procedure without the necessity of using any auxiliary formula, which is necessary when measuring with black globe thermometers. The method is based on doubletemperature measurements realized by contact and non-contact thermometers. This study brought new insight into the measurement of the mean radiant temperature. While black globe thermometers prefer highly absorptive coverings that maximize absorption and minimize reflection of radiant heat, white reflective thermometers are based on a fully opposite technical concept utilizing highly reflective coverings that minimize absorption and maximize reflection of heat. The main output of this study consists in presenting the new physical concept amended by the experimental verification based on a series of measurements in both isothermal and nonisothermal indoor spaces. The resulting mean radiant temperatures were obtained with an acceptable accuracy not exceeding 0.7 degrees C that may still be reduced by using highly accurate measuring electronic devices. The method has the potential to account for the thermal anisotropy of spaces and seems to be affordable for a wide group of practitioners who are testing the heat comfort of spaces.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20303 - Thermodynamics

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA13-03403S" target="_blank" >GA13-03403S: Morphology analysis of fracture surfaces and its consequences for stability of large civil engineering constructions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

ISSN

1359-4311

e-ISSN

1873-5606

Volume of the periodical

281

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

1-24

UT code for WoS article

001607184600004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105020858891