EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS AND THERMAL COMFORT INDEX OF AIR CONDITIONED MEETING HALL

Abstract

India’s building energy consumption is increasing continuously. The subcontinent does not have custom made thermal comfort standards. We conducted thermal comfort field study in meeting hall, Madurai, tamilnadu, india. Experimental study of thermal comfort was conducted in three levels of load conditions and three levels of air flow in meeting hall during summer 2014. The above three level of load condition and air flow measurements values observed by using direct reading instruments. Thermal comfort indices were also calculated and compare to the natural ventilated meeting hall and outdoor environment. This study aims to evaluate the indoor comfort quality of the meeting hall. This paper is focused on improving the indoor air quality by controlling the vital parameters like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen, room temperature, relative velocity and relative humidity which were used as indicators for indoor air quality and comfort levels. The investigated meeting hall building is located in India, tamilnadu, Madurai and the volume of the building is about 10.60m (length) × 9.14m (width) × 3m (height). This paper provides the detailed specifications to improve the thermal comfort in the air conditioned living atmosphere and ensure safety and healthy living environment. This paper contained Experimental analysis and Calculation of thermal comfort index.