Manual of Tropical Housing and Building, Part 1 |
Contents
The given conditions | 1 |
10 | 13 |
Annual wind frequencies | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Manual Of Tropical Housing & Building Otto H Koenigsberger,O. H.,Ingersoll,T. G.,Mayhew No preview available - 1975 |
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absorbance air conditioning air flow air movement air temperature air velocity angle of incidence appendix average building calculation cavity cd/m² ceiling chart colour comfort zone component composite climates construction convection cooling courtyard diffuse direction effective temperature evaporation external Figure frequency glare glass graph ground heat flow heat flow rate heat gain heat loss horizontal hot-dry climates humidity illumination increase indoor insulation intensity isopleth latitude light louvres luminance Mahoney table maximum measured method moisture monthly mean night noise control nomogram openings orientation out-door pressure protractors psychrometric chart rain reduced reflected requirements reradiated roof scale season shading devices shadow angle sky conditions sol-air temperature solar gain solar radiation sound space surface temperature difference thermal capacity thermal comfort thermal insulation time-lag transmittance U-value unit vapour ventilation vertical W/m² degC walls warm-humid climates wind window