Ceiling fans as ventilation assisting devices in buildings: A critical review

S Omrani, S Matour, K Bamdad, N Izadyar - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Ceiling fans can reduce the cooling demand in an indoor area, improve thermal comfort, and
save energy. Despite the numerous potential advantages of applying ceiling fans, the …

Ceiling fan drives–past, present and future

NC Lenin, S Padmanaban, MS Bhaskar, M Mitolo… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Major electrical gadgets are moving towards energy-efficient designs. Ceiling Fans are one
of the prime focuses of such electrical gadgets. This article discusses and reviews about the …

Influence of non-uniform distribution of fan-induced air on thermal comfort conditions in university classrooms in warm and humid climate, India

N Bhandari, S Tadepalli, P Gopalakrishnan - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates how fan-induced non-uniform air movement affects thermal comfort
conditions and productivity at different seats in different parts of a lecture hall. A four-month …

Experimental and numerical investigations of indoor air movement distribution with an office ceiling fan

W Chen, S Liu, Y Gao, H Zhang, E Arens, L Zhao… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ceiling fans provide cooling to indoor occupants and improve their thermal comfort in warm
environments at very low energy consumption. Understanding indoor air distribution …

Indoor thermal comfort assessment using PCM based storage system integrated with ceiling fan ventilation: Experimental design and response surface approach

M Alizadeh, SM Sadrameli - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The integration of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in buildings as a potential
method to improve indoor thermal comfort can be achieved via free cooling/heating …

A novel targeted personalized ventilation system based on the shooting concept

R Gao, C Wang, A Li, S Yu, B Deng - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort and energy saving has drawn widespread attention in recent years, and
personalized ventilation (PV) is a theoretical air supply method designed for both comfort …

Avoiding overheating in existing school buildings through optimized passive measures

SC Camacho-Montano, M Cook… - Building Research & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The retrofitting strategies in European school buildings are usually focused on reducing the
heating demand since it represents the major energy consumption. Nevertheless, the rise in …

Influence of ceiling fan induced non-uniform thermal environment on thermal comfort and spatial adaptation in living room seat layout

S Tadepalli, TK Jayasree, VL Visakha… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ceiling fans are common in Indian residences as airflow is important for thermal comfort.
Ceiling fans are generally located in the centre of room for good distribution of airflow …

Detailed experimental investigation of air speed field induced by ceiling fans

S Liu, A Lipczynska, S Schiavon, E Arens - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Comfort cooling by ceiling fans is cost-effective and energy-efficient compared to
compressor-based cooling and fans are commonly used in tropical and subtropical …

Electric heating system with thermal storage units and ceiling fans for cattle-breeding farms

A Khimenko, D Tikhomirov, S Trunov, A Kuzmichev… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
A combined energy–saving heat supply system was proposed that included a combined
ETS unit and a ceiling fan, and provided the normative air parameters in a livestock room …