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Figure 9.22 Test room—section.<br />

Wall surface<br />

temperature<br />

Floor surface<br />

temperature<br />

Figure 9.23 Test room—sensor locations.<br />

8�0�<br />

Opening<br />

1/2� Plywood<br />

Styrofoam<br />

1/16� Particle board<br />

Glazing<br />

Wall surface temperature<br />

Immersive building simulation 235<br />

The room was designed to provide flexibility for supply air diffuser location, amount<br />

and location of thermal mass, interior finish material as well as glass type. The room<br />

is equipped with a ducted fan coil air condition unit with a hot water booster heating<br />

coil. Electric water heaters and chillers are connected with heating and cooling coils<br />

respectively. All the mechanical system components can be controlled either manually<br />

or through the <strong>Building</strong> Modular Controller.<br />

Five thermocouples were used to measure the room surface temperatures with 0.5�F<br />

accuracy. These sensors were placed on the walls and window of the test room<br />

(Figure 9.23). One thermal comfort transducer—connected to a thermal comfort<br />

meter—was placed in the middle of the room. The information from these sensors was<br />

6�0�<br />

Ceiling surface<br />

temperature<br />

Comfort meter<br />

Wall surface<br />

temperature<br />

Comfort meter

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