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fix(local): Add function for ankle draft
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chriswmackey authored and Chris Mackey committed Jan 26, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -59,3 +59,41 @@ def radiant_asymmetry_ppd(radiant_temperature_difference, asymmetry_type):
raise ValueError(
'Radiant asymmetry_type "{}" was not recognized.'.format(asymmetry_type))
return ppd


def ankle_draft_ppd(predicted_mean_vote, air_speed_at_ankle):
"""Calculate the percentage of people dissatisfied from cold drafts at ankle-level.
The original tests used to create the model involved blowing cold air on
subject's ankles at a height of 10 cm off of the ground.
The formula was officially incorporated in the ASHRAE 55 standard in 2020
with a recommendation that PPD from ankle draft not exceed 20%.
Note:
[1] ASHRAE Standard 55 (2020). "Thermal Environmental Conditions
for Human Occupancy." American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.
[2] Schiavon, S., D. Rim, W. Pasut, W. Nazaroff. 2016. "Sensation of
draft at uncovered ankles for women exposed to displacement ventilation
and underfloor air distribution systems." Building and Environment, 96, 228-236.
[3] Liu, S., S. Schiavon, A. Kabanshi, W. Nazaroff. 2016. "Predicted
percentage of dissatisfied with ankle draft." Accepted Author Manuscript.
Indoor Environmental Quality. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9076254n
Args:
predicted_mean_vote: The full-body predicted mean vote (PMV) of the subject.
Ankle draft depends on full-body PMV because subjects are more likely
to feel uncomfortably cold at their extremities when their whole body
is already feeling colder than neutral.
The functions in the pmv module can be used to calculate this input.
air_speed_at_ankle: The velocity of the draft in m/s at ankle level
(10cm above the floor).
Returns:
ppd -- The percentage of people dissatisfied (PPD) from cold downdraft
at ankle-level.
"""
c_term = math.exp(-2.58 + (3.05 * air_speed_at_ankle) - (1.06 * predicted_mean_vote))
return 100 * (c_term / (1 + c_term))

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