Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Residential Buildings in Hot-Humid Climate of Malaysia:A Comparison of Thermal Environment Evaluation using ACS and SET

摘要

The effects of evaporative heat loss on thermal comfortincrease considerably with the rise of ambient ta especially inwarm conditions like in the tropics. It may be important toreconsider whether the ACS is really appropriate for the tropicalclimatic conditions. SET* may be a better index for evaluatingthermal comfort in the tropics rather than operative temperature.