This included the adoption of the computer model method, the introduction of the adaptive method (or model that relates indoor design temperature ranges to outdoor meteorological parameters) based on research that supports natural ventilation designs, and the recognition of elevated airspeed preference for general occupant thermal comfort.
QUALITY IN ASHRAE PSYCHROMETRIC UPDATE
The 2004 ASHRAE update introduced a few critical changes that lessened the criteria gap between it and its ISO standard counterparts. The most notable, as well as most recent iterations of the standard, are the 2004, 2010, and 2017 updated versions.
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The ASHRAE standard 55 was first published in 1966 and is updated every 3-7 years based on current research, practical experience, and recommendations from designers, manufacturers, and end users. Thermal Comfort: The History of ASHRAE 55 In the following article, we will explain the standard, the parameters, and the model that are used to predict thermal comfort, as well as how SimScale can help engineers ensure compliance with thermal comfort regulations and prevent local discomfort using online CFD simulation. Thermal comfort chart using ASHRAE 55 parametersĪSHRAE 55 defines thermal comfort as “that condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment”, and is used primarily in the United States but is well known around the world as the standard for designing, commissioning, and testing indoor spaces and systems written in parallel with other well known international standards such as ISO 7730. The purpose of ASHRAE 55 standard (published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) is to specify the various combinations of indoor thermal environmental factors as well as personal factors that will produce thermal environmental conditions acceptable to a majority of the occupants within a space. With the onsurge of climate change and global push to become more energy efficient in all aspects of life including building ventilation, thermal comfort has become a hotly (pun intended) debated issue in recent years.