A review of advanced air distribution methods-theory, practice, limitations and solutions

B Yang, AK Melikov, A Kabanshi, C Zhang… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ventilation and air distribution methods are important for indoor thermal environments and
air quality. Effective distribution of airflow for indoor built environments with the aim of …

A novel occupant-centric stratum ventilation system using computer vision: Occupant detection, thermal comfort, air quality, and energy savings

B Yang, Y Liu, P Liu, F Wang, X Cheng, Z Lv - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional ventilation and air conditioning systems typically operate on a predetermined
schedule with fixed operating parameters. Occupant-centric control (OCC) strategies have …

Balancing thermal comfort and energy conservation–A multi-objective optimization model for controlling air-condition and mechanical ventilation systems

CJ Lin, KJ Wang, TB Dagne, BH Woldegiorgis - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Building air condition and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) systems which provide cooling
operations suffers from the balance between thermal comfort (TC) and energy consumption …

Experimental study of thermal comfort in a field environment chamber with stratum ventilation system in winter

F Cheng, Y Wu, S Gao, C Liao, Y Cheng - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Stratum ventilation has potentials to be used for winter heating. Both local and overall
thermal perceptions are essential for ensuring indoor satisfactory thermal environments …

Effects of operation parameters on performances of stratum ventilation for heating mode

S Zhang, Z Lin, Z Ai, F Wang, Y Cheng, C Huan - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Stratum ventilation is more energy-efficient as compared with mixing ventilation for cooling
applications. However, due to the short development history of stratum ventilation, few …

Experimental study of local thermal comfort and ventilation performance for mixing, displacement and stratum ventilation in an office

X Tian, B Li, Y Ma, D Liu, Y Li, Y Cheng - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Satisfactory thermal comfort and efficient removals of airborne contaminants are crucial to
the work efficiency and health of occupants. Different air distributions can generate distinct …

Improving predicted mean vote with inversely determined metabolic rate

S Zhang, Y Cheng, MO Oladokun, Y Wu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inaccurate thermal comfort prediction would lead to thermal discomfort and energy wastage
of overcooling/overheating. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) is widely used for thermal comfort …

Subzone division optimization with probability analysis-based K-means clustering for coupled control of non-uniform thermal environments and individual thermal …

S Zhang, R Wang, Z Lin - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Collective air distribution is widely used for thermally comfortable indoor environments but is
limited to unified thermal comfort requirements. Advanced collective air distribution has the …

Experimental study of draft-related local discomfort in a room with stratum ventilation

F Cheng, Y Cheng, Z Lin - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Given increased air movement in rooms with stratum ventilation, draft may be a major cause
of local thermal discomfort. However, there was a lack of comprehensive study on the draft …

Multi-indicator evaluation on ventilation effectiveness of three ventilation methods: An experimental study

X Tian, S Zhang, HB Awbi, C Liao, Y Cheng… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Enhancing ventilation effectiveness can improve indoor air quality (IAQ). Both contaminant
removal effectiveness (CRE) and air change effectiveness (ACE) are widely used to …