Analysis of the thermal comfort and energy performance of a thermal chair for open plan office
Shahzad, Sally and Calautit, Katrina and Wei, Shuangyu and Tien, Paige W. and Calautit, John and Hughes, Ben (2020) Analysis of the thermal comfort and energy performance of a thermal chair for open plan office. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 8 (2). pp. 373-395. ISSN 1848-9257 (https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d7.0298)
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Abstract
The aim of this work is to analyse the thermal comfort and energy performance of a thermal heating chair for open plan office using field experiments, thermal comfort survey and energy simulations. A comprehensive review on the development of thermal chairs was carried out to highlight the present research gaps. The study developed a thermal chair prototype with controllable heating pads, incorporated into the back of the seat and back rest fabric. The field test was carried out in an office building in the UK during the winter. The study showed that the users set the thermal chair temperature between 29-45 °C. The field survey results of the thermal satisfaction survey showed that 19 out of 44 participants felt satisfied before using the device. While after using the thermal chair, the number of satisfied respondents increased to 34. The work also utilised Building Energy Simulation to further assess the thermal comfort and energy performance of the thermal chair. Three cases were simulated: non heated office chair with the zone thermostat maintained at 22 °C, non heated office chair with the zone thermostat at 16-20 °C and thermal chair with the zone thermostat at 16-20 °C.
ORCID iDs
Shahzad, Sally, Calautit, Katrina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5471-731X, Wei, Shuangyu, Tien, Paige W., Calautit, John and Hughes, Ben;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 71998 Dates: DateEvent30 June 2020Published17 July 2019AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Department: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 07 Apr 2020 11:21 Last modified: 27 Sep 2024 01:16 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71998