geom_comfort: Comfort psychometric chart

In Iavalos/Comfort: Thermal comfort methods

Description

Shows the comfort thermal zone on a psychometric chart.

Usage

geom_comfort(polygon = c("ASHRAE", "Szokolay"), season = c("summer", "winter"), Tm, Osc)

Arguments

polygon	A character specifying the comfort zone method. There are two options: "ASHRAE" or "Szokolay".
season	Name of season polygon, it can be "summer" or "winter".
Tm	Mean temperature [C].
Osc	A number specifying the range between the maximum and minimum temperatures (e.g. Osc = 22 C - 17 C).

Details

Comfort zones are when the people feel comfortable within a small range of temperatures and humidities. The ranges vary based on where you live and on the time of year.

Value

Shows the comfort zone on a psychometric chart. There are two differents comfort zones' methods: ASHRAE Standard 55 and Steven V. Szokolay.

Author(s)

Ricardo Ochoa, Ilse Avalos

References

Honjo, T. (2009). Thermal Comfort in Outdoor Environment, 43-47. International Organization for Standardization. (2006). ISO 7730:2006 Ergonomics of the thermal environment.

Auliciems, A., & Szokolay, S. V. (2007). Thermal comfort. Passive and Low Energy Architecture International. DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. Note 3, 66. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0393-2.

Examples

geom_comfort(polygon = "Szokolay", season = "summer", Tm = 24, Osc = 16)

Iavalos/Comfort documentation built on May 8, 2019, 10:59 a.m.