Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Volume 1: Indoor and Outdoor Environment (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Book 261)

__Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning__ is based on the 8th International Symposium of the same name (ISHVAC2013), which took place in Xi’an on October 19-21, 2013. The conference series was initiated at Tsinghua University in 1991 and has since become the premier international HVAC conference initiated in China, playing a significant part in the development of HVAC and indoor environmental research and industry around the world. This international conference provided an exclusive opportunity for policy-makers, designers, researchers, engineers and managers to share their experience. Considering the recent attention on building energy consumption and indoor environments, ISHVAC2013 provided a global platform for discussing recent research on and developments in different aspects of HVAC systems and components, with a focus on building energy consumption, energy efficiency and indoor environments. These categories span a broad range of topics, and the proceedings provide readers with a good general overview of recent advances in different aspects of HVAC systems and related research. As such, they offer a unique resource for further research and a valuable source of information for those interested in the subject.The proceedings are intended for researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), indoor environments, energy systems, and building information and management.**Angui Li** works at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, **Yingxin Zhu** works at Tsinghua University and **Yuguo Li** works at The University of Hong Kong. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Development of a Building Energy ‘Sensitivity’ Tool to Inform Early-Stage Design Decisions and its Application in China....Pages 3-11 Evaporative Losses from Retail Gasoline Outlets and Their Potential Impact on Ambient and Indoor Air Quality....Pages 13-21 Leverage of Behavioural Patterns of Window Opening and Heating Set Point Adjustments on Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings....Pages 23-31 Retracted: Influence of Scattering Pattern on the Insulation Performance of VIP Filler Materials....Pages 33-40 Analysis of Combined Heat Transfer Through Interstitial Materials of VIPs....Pages 41-49 Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Thermal Environment Based on Simultaneously Model in a Room....Pages 51-58 Air Distribution and Ventilation Effectiveness in a Room with Floor/Ceiling Heating and Mixing/Displacement Ventilation....Pages 59-67 Investigation on Indoor Air Quality at Rural Houses in Winter in Severe Cold Region....Pages 69-75 Field Measurement, Survey and Evaluation on Indoor Thermal Environments in Typical Office Buildings....Pages 77-86 Study on Climate Adaptability Design Strategies Based on the Human Body Thermal Comfort: Taking Guanzhong Rural Housing as Example....Pages 87-96 Measurement of Phthalate Concentrations in PVC Wallpapers and Floorings....Pages 97-103 An Exploration of Air-Conditioning System Control Strategies in Beijing-Based on the Results of Field Study....Pages 105-112 Spatial Distribution of Thermal Environment Parameters and its Impact on Passengers’ Comfort in 14 Boeing 737 Aircraft Cabins....Pages 113-120 Field Study and Adaptive Equation of Thermal Comfort in University Classrooms in the Subtropics in Winter....Pages 121-129 Effects of Airflow on Thermal Comfort Before Sleep Onset in a Warm and Humid Climate....Pages 131-139 Research on Thermal Comfort for Teachers’ Residential Buildings in Cold Region....Pages 141-147 Field Research on the Rural House Thermal Environment in Southwest Region of Shandong Province....Pages 149-156 Theoretical and Experimental Investigations on the Evaporative Cooling Characteristics of the Lightweight Planting Soil Module....Pages 157-166 Study on the Characteristics of Flow Field Affected by Obstacle with Push–Pull Ventilation....Pages 167-174 Study on Indoor Air Quality in the Education Building Teaching Space....Pages 175-184 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Discussion on Indoor Design Parameters of Air-Conditioning in the Large Space Building with Considering Comfort and Energy Consumption Based on Nomograms....Pages 185-192 Measurement of the Pollutants from Cooking Chinese Dishes....Pages 193-201 Ventilation System Type and the Resulting Classroom Temperature and Air Quality During Heating Season....Pages 203-214 Experimental Research on Indoor Secondary Pollution and Control Technology of Public Buildings....Pages 215-223 Research on the Effect of Angles of Airflow to form Displacement Ventilation Air Distribution in Winter....Pages 225-235 Passengers’ Exposure to PM 2.5 , PM 10 , and CO 2 in Typical Underground Subway Platforms in Shanghai....Pages 237-245 Thermal Comfort with Floor Heating....Pages 247-253 The Characters of the Nozzle’s Jet and Design Method of the Secondary Airflow-Relay Equipment in the Large-Space Building....Pages 255-263 Study on an Unsteady and Synchronous Solving Model for Low Sidewall Air Supply System in the Large-Space Building....Pages 265-273 Experimental Research on Thermal Performance of Lightweight Envelope Integrated with Phase Change Material....Pages 275-280 Field Study on PM1 Air Pollution in a Residential Underground Parking Lot....Pages 281-288 Experiment and Thermal Sensation Estimating Model at Different Active Levels Under Hypobaric Condition Based on Principal Component Analysis....Pages 289-296 Brief Analysis on Energy Consumption and Indoor Environment of Inner Mongolia Grassland Dwellings....Pages 297-303 Case Comparison of Chinese and Finnish District Heating Substations....Pages 305-313 The Applicable Research of Predicted Mean Vote Evaluation Index in Ceiling Radiant Cooling Panels....Pages 315-320 Thermal Environment and Passengers’ Comfort in Aircraft Cabin....Pages 321-328 Prediction Model of Human Thermal Sensation Under Low-Air-Pressure Environment....Pages 329-336 Comparative Study on the Insulation Performance of a Lightweight Planted Roof Module Based on Outdoor Guarded Hot-box Testing Method....Pages 337-346 Indoor Formaldehyde Concentration Increase and Decay Pattern in a Real Residential Unit....Pages 347-353 The Influence of Particle Size Distribution on DEHP Concentrations....Pages 355-362 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Measurement and Simulation of Thermal Environment in Heritage Nanjing Tulou Buildings, China: A Comparative Study....Pages 363-371 Effects of Test Methods on Human Axillary Temperature....Pages 373-379 Using Natural Ventilation in Office Buildings Under Subtropical Climate: A case Study in Shenzhen....Pages 381-388 Temperature Impact on the Emissions from VOC and Formaldehyde Reference Sources....Pages 389-394 The Humidification Capacity and Thermal Comfort of the Heating Room in Winter....Pages 395-402 Field Study on Thermal Environment and Thermal Comfort at Rural Houses in Severe Cold Areas....Pages 403-409 Numerical Study of the Effect of Bake-Out on the Formaldehyde Migration in a Floor Heating System....Pages 411-420 Evaluation of Four Office Buildings’ Indoor Air Quality Using the Decibel Concept in Guilin....Pages 421-428 Research on Natural Ventilation Technology of Traditional Dwelling House in the Southern Area of Anhui Province....Pages 429-437 Self-Reported Situations of Residential Heating and Ventilation Methods Among Shanghai Young Families....Pages 439-446 Angle Factor Calculation for the Thermal Radiation Environment of the Human Body....Pages 447-455 Analysis of Microbiology Test of Air-Conditioning System in Severe Cold Area....Pages 457-465 Numerical Study of Coagulation and Sedimentation of Indoor Suspended Particles....Pages 467-474 The Platform Piston Wind Velocity Variation Analysis with Different Conditions....Pages 475-486 Research on Fungal Microorganisms Growth Under Various Thermal Conditions....Pages 487-496 Study on Indoor Air Quality of Ceiling Radiant Cooling Panel System Integrated with Displacement Ventilation....Pages 497-505 Influence of Indoor Air Environment on Human Dynamic Thermal Comfort....Pages 507-513 Experiment and Numerical Simulation on Natural Ventilation for Transportation Tunnel with Shafts Under Traffic Jam....Pages 515-522 Experimental Study on Impact of Ventilated Double-Skin Facade on the Indoor Thermal Environment in Winter....Pages 523-531 Mesoscopic Simulation of VOCs’ Migration in Porous Building Materials with Different Spatial Scale....Pages 533-540 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Numerical Simulation of Indoor Gas Chemical Reaction Under Multiple Ventilation Patterns....Pages 541-548 Front Matter....Pages 549-549 Mitigation of Urban Heat Development by Cool Island Effect of Green Space and Water Body....Pages 551-561 A Mathematic Model for Calculating Urban Heat Island Intensity Using Mobile Survey Data....Pages 563-572 Effect of the Fence of Urban Residence Communities on the Diffusion of Ground Pollutants....Pages 573-582 Research on the Vertical Distribution of Air-Conditioning Load in a Thousand-Meter Scale Megatall Building....Pages 583-593 Application and Numerical Investigation of Novel Dust-Controlling Equipments of Main Fan Diffuser in Industry Square of Coal Mine....Pages 595-608 The Influence of the High-Rise Buildings on Local Thermal Environment in Severe Cold Region....Pages 609-616 A Review of Carbon Accounting Models for Urban Building Sector....Pages 617-624 Wind Around Tall Building: A Comparison Between RANS and LES....Pages 625-633 Approach to Choose Proper Passive Design Strategies for Residential Buildings....Pages 635-643 Investigation and Analysis on Air Quality Around a Power Plant in Xi’an....Pages 645-651 New Models for Separating Hourly Diffuse and Direct Components of Global Solar Radiation....Pages 653-663 Erratum to: Influence of Scattering Pattern on the Insulation Performance of VIP Filler Materials....Pages E1-E1 Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning is based on the 8th International Symposium of the same name (ISHVAC2013), which took place in Xi’an on October 19-21, 2013. The conference series was initiated at Tsinghua University in 1991 and has since become the premier international HVAC conference initiated in China, playing a significant part in the development of HVAC and indoor environmental research and industry around the world. This international conference provided an exclusive opportunity for policy-makers, designers, researchers, engineers and managers to share their experience. Considering the recent attention on building energy consumption and indoor environments, ISHVAC2013 provided a global platform for discussing recent research on and developments in different aspects of HVAC systems and components, with a focus on building energy consumption, energy efficiency and indoor environments. These categories span a broad range of topics, and the proceedings provide readers with a good general overview of recent advances in different aspects of HVAC systems and related research. As such, they offer a unique resource for further research and a valuable source of information for those interested in the subject. The proceedings are intended for researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), indoor environments, energy systems, and building information and management. Angui Li works at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Yingxin Zhu works at Tsinghua University and Yuguo Li works at The University of Hong Kong.