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A Review on the Method of Field Measurement at Fixed Points for Outdoor Thermal Environment

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Abstract

Field measurement is a major method for studying issues related to the outdoor thermal environment. Through accurate acquisition and objective analysis of the measured data, the rule of dynamic physical parameters can be obtained. This paper analyzes the outdoor thermal environment researches carried out in China and overseas in recent years and puts the emphasis on field measurement at fixed points. Conclusions include a summary of three types of arrangement methods of measuring points based on multi-variable control method, pre-analysis method and lumped parameter method. Besides, two types of ways to improve the reliability of measurement results are also given. Finally, relevant suggestions for the future standardization for measuring methods of outdoor thermal environment are put forward.

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The project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51708137 and 51778154) and Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City (No. 201904010251).

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  1. Institute of Green Building Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Building Energy Efficiency and Application Technologies, Guangzhou University, Guangdong, China

    Xiaoqing Zhou

  2. College of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangdong, China

    Yaru Xu

  3. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangdong, China

    Li Li

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  1. Department of Building Thermal Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

    Zhaojun Wang

  2. Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Yingxin Zhu

  3. Department of Building Thermal Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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  4. Department of Building Thermal Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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  5. Department of Building Thermal Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

    Chao Shen

  6. Department of Building Thermal Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

    Jing Liu

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Zhou, X., Xu, Y., Li, L. (2020). A Review on the Method of Field Measurement at Fixed Points for Outdoor Thermal Environment. In: Wang, Z., Zhu, Y., Wang, F., Wang, P., Shen, C., Liu, J. (eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019). ISHVAC 2019. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9520-8_42

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