The Influence of Ventilation and Shade on the Mean Radiant Temperature of Summer Outdoor
통풍과 차양이 하절기 옥외공간의 평균복사온도에 미치는 영향

Chun-Seok Lee, Nam-Hyung Ryu
2012 Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture  
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of shading and ventilation on Mean Radiant Temperature(MRT) of the outdoor space at a summer outdoor. The Wind Speed(WS), Air Temperature(AT) and Globe Temperature(GT) were recorded every minute from 1 st of May to the 30 th of September 2011 at a height of 1.2m above in four experimental plots with different shading and ventilating conditions, with a measuring system consisting of a vane type anemometer(Barini Design's BDTH), Resistance
more » ... perature Detector(RTD, Pt-100), standard black globe(Ø 150mm) and data acquisition systems(National Instrument's Labview and Compfile Techs' Moacon). To implement four different ventilating and shading conditions, three hexahedral steel frames, and one natural plot were established in the open grass field. Two of the steel frames had a dimension of 3m(W)×3m(L)×1.5m(H) and every vertical side covered with transparent polyethylene film to prevent lateral ventilation(Ventilation Blocking Plot: VP), and an additional shading curtain was applied on the top side of a frame(Shading and Ventilation Blocking Plot: SVP). The third was 1.5m(W)×1.5m(L)×1.5m(H), only the top side of which was covered by the shading curtain without the lateral film(Shading Plot: SP). The last plot was natural condition without any kind of shading and wind blocking material(Natural Open Plot: NP). Based on the 13,262 records of 44 sunny days, the time serial difference of AT and GT for 24 hour were analyzed and compared, and statistical analysis was done based on the 7,172 records of daytime period from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M., while the relation between the MRT and solar radiation and wind speed was analyzed based on the records of the hottest period from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M.. The major findings were as follows: 1. The peak AT was 40.8℃ at VP and 35.6℃ at SP showing the difference about 5℃, but the difference of average AT was very small within±1℃. 2. The difference of the peak GT was 12℃ showing 52.5℃ at VP and 40.6℃ at SP, while the gap of average GT between the two plots was 6℃. Comparing all four plots including NP and SVP, it can be said that the shading decrease 6℃ GT while the wind blocking increase 3℃ GT. 3. According to the calculated MRT, the shading has a cooling effect in reducing a maximum of 13℃ and average 통풍과 차양이 하절기 옥외공간의 평균복사온도에 미치는 영향 Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 153 한국조경학회지 제 40권 5호(2012년 10월) 101 9℃ MRT, while the wind blocking has heating effect of increasing average 3℃ MRT. In other words, the MRT of the shaded area with natural ventilation could be cooler than the wind blocking the sunny site to about 16℃ MRT maximum. 4. The regression and correlation tests showed that the shading is more important than the ventilation in reducing the MRT, while both of them do an important role in improving the outdoor thermal comfort. In summary, the results of this study showed that the shade is the first and the ventilation is the second important factor in terms of improving outdoor thermal comfort in summer daylight hours. Therefore, it can be apparently said that the more shade by the forest, shading trees etc., the more effective in conditioning the microclimate of an outdoor space reducing the useless or even harmful heat energy for human activities. Furthermore, the delicately designed wind corridor or outdoor ventilation system can improve even the thermal environment of urban area.
doi:10.9715/kila.2012.40.5.100 fatcat:srhc6355ufczpahuxb2i5pjtpe