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Draft Discomfort

Draft Discomfort is a thermal sensation construct in indoor environmental research that denotes localized discomfort caused by unwanted air movement, distinguished from overall thermal dissatisfaction by its specific association with perceptible drafts and their intensity, direction, and temporal variation.

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37

Authors

16

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Accuracy Limitations for Low-Velocity Measurements and Draft Assessment in Rooms

Arsen Krikor Melikov, Manuel Gameiro da Silva, I. Care et al. · HVAC&R Research · 2007 · 82 citations

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Local thermal discomfort due to draft and vertical temperature difference in rooms with displacement ventilation

Arsen Krikor Melikov, Joachim Bachmann Nielsen · ASHRAE winter conference papers · 1989 · 57 citations

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The effects of gender, age, and fatigue on susceptibility to draft discomfort

Barbara Griefahn, Christa Künemund · Journal of Thermal Biology · 2001 · 57 citations

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Sensation of draft at uncovered ankles for women exposed to displacement ventilation and underfloor air distribution systems

Stefano Schiavon, Donghyun Rim, Wilmer Pasut et al. · Building and Environment · 2015 · 57 citations · Full text

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Predicted percentage dissatisfied with ankle draft

Shichao Liu, Stefano Schiavon, Alan Kabanshi et al. · Indoor Air · 2016 · 45 citations · Full text

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Authors

37

  1. AK
    Arsen Krikor Melikov

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    3 publications · 154 citations

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  2. WW
    William W. Nazaroff

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  3. BG
    Barbara Griefahn

    TU Dortmund University, Germany

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  4. YW
    Yuemei Wang

    China Three Gorges University, China

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. CK
    Christa Künemund

    TU Dortmund University, Germany

    2 publications · 70 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. TU Dortmund University

    Dortmund, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    174 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    363 citations

  3. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    104 citations

  4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    153 citations

  5. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    196 citations

  6. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  8. Centre Technique des Industries Aérauliques et Thermiques

    Lyon, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. Energy and Buildings

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  2. Indoor and Built Environment

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. Applied Thermal Engineering

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. HVAC&R Research

    1 publications · 82 citations

    1

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  5. Industrial Health

    1 publications · 13 citations

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