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Characterization of Residential Air Distribution System Performance for Thermal Comfort

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Author(s)

Hyojin Kim, Khiem Nguyen, Anne McGuinness, Toan V. Dai

Abstract

Despite broad recognition that air distribution plays an important role in comfort for residential buildings, previous efforts to evaluate and characterize the performance of residential air distribution systems have largely focused on their impact on the heating and cooling energy consumption. However, fewer studies addressed the effectiveness of the tested residential air distribution systems to provide and maintain comfort in the conditioned space by delivering the designed air temperature to individual rooms throughout the house. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop an improved understanding of the impact of residential air distribution systems on whole-house thermal comfort and to propose analytical methods for evaluating this impact.
Citation
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - 19-021
Report Number
19-021
NIST Pub Series
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.19-021
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Keywords

residential thermal comfort, heat pump, benchmark, small duct high velocity, data analysis
Sustainability, Energy efficiency and Building codes and standards

Citation

Kim, H. , Nguyen, K. , McGuinness, A. and Dai, T. (2019), Characterization of Residential Air Distribution System Performance for Thermal Comfort, Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.19-021 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created December 2, 2019, Updated March 1, 2021
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