[HTML][HTML] Validation of seasonal mean radiant temperature simulations in hot arid urban climates

PJ Crank, A Middel, M Wagner, D Hoots… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We validated seasonal RayMan and ENVI-met mean radiant temperature (T MRT)
simulations to assess model performance in a sensitivity analysis from cold to extremely hot …

Implementation and evaluation of mean radiant temperature schemes in the microclimate model ENVI-met

T Sinsel, H Simon, W Ouyang, C dos Santos Gusson… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Mean radiant temperature is a key element in evaluating human thermal comfort. It is
generally assessed by measurements or microclimate models. Among microclimate models …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling mean radiant temperature in outdoor spaces, A comparative numerical simulation and validation study

CV Gál, N Kántor - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
The parameter governing outdoor human thermal comfort (HTC) on warm, clear-sky days is
radiation. Its effect on HTC is accounted for by mean radiant temperature (T mrt). While T mrt …

Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones

M Aminipouri, D Rayner, F Lindberg, S Thorsson… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spatiotemporal variation of mean radiant temperature (T mrt), a major driver of outdoor
human thermal comfort, is driven by exposure to solar and longwave radiation, which in turn …

Validation of the mean radiant temperature simulated by the RayMan software in urban environments

H Lee, H Mayer - International Journal of Biometeorology, 2016 - Springer
The RayMan software is worldwide applied in investigations on different issues in human-
biometeorology. However, only the simulated mean radiant temperature (T mrt) has been …

CityComfort+: A simulation-based method for predicting mean radiant temperature in dense urban areas

J Huang, JG Cedeño-Laurent, JD Spengler - Building and Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper introduces CityComfort+, a new method to simulate the spatial variation of the
mean radiant temperature (T mrt) in dense urban areas. This method derives the T mrt by …

Evaluation of summer mean radiant temperature simulation in ENVI-met in a hot Mediterranean climate

O Aleksandrowicz, T Saroglou, D Pearlmutter - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
ENVI-met is currently one of the most popular simulation tools of urban microclimates, used
by researchers and designers alike. Yet, in recent years some concerns have been raised …

Evaluation of canopy-layer air and mean radiant temperature simulations by a microclimate model over a tropical residential neighbourhood

M Roth, VH Lim - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The performance of a 3D urban microclimate model (ENVI-met Version 3.1) is evaluated
with data collected during mostly clear and calm conditions in a compact low-rise residential …

Simulation and measurement of air temperatures and mean radiant temperatures in a radiantly heated indoor space

H Guo, M Ferrara, J Coleman, M Loyola, F Meggers - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Determining variations in air temperature and mean radiant temperature (MRT), two primary
environmental parameters directly linked to thermal comfort, can be challenging. The ease …

Improved methods for estimating mean radiant temperature in hot and sunny outdoor settings

JK Vanos, K Rykaczewski, A Middel… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Thermal comfort research has utilized various sensors and models to estimate the mean
radiant temperature (MRT) experienced by a human, including the standard black globe …