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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 689, 2026
14th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2025)
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| Article Number | 06001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Thermal Comfort, Wellness, and Productivity | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202668906001 | |
| Published online | 21 January 2026 | |
Differences between sound sources in effects of combined thermal-acoustic environment on comfort
1 School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
2 Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
3 State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Abstract
The combined thermal - acoustic environmental effects and the boundaries of these effects on comfort were of significant importance in the development of subjective perception prediction models. Previous studies on this topic mainly focused on either only one sound source or overall data, and the differences related to sound sources were not fully considered. This study aimed to compare and analyse the differences between positive sounds (music) and negative sounds (fan noise) in the combined effects of thermal - acoustic environment in a laboratory setting. The results showed that the boundaries varied among different sound sources. The boundaries of thermal comfort for music were a little stricter than those for fan noise.
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