%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of Outdoor Human Thermal Comfort within Three Major Cities in Egypt
%A Mahmoud Bady
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 4
%P 1-11
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1100457
%X <p class="MsoNormal">
	In this study, two thermal
comfort indices are employed to investigate outdoor human thermal comfort
within three major cities of different climates in Egypt. The indices are: the
Discomfort Index (DI), and the Robaa Index (RI). The three considered cities
are: Alexandria which is located in the north of Egypt, Cairo which is located
in the middle and Aswan city which is located in the south of Egypt. The
estimations of the two indices are based on the mean wind data of the three
cities, which covers the period from January 2010 to January 2011. The study
results show that the thermal comfort indices values can be employed to
evaluate climate differences in urban areas. The calculated indices showed
that; although extreme climate conditions are not reached in Egypt in general,
the climate in the north is milder than in the south. In addition, the study
results show that the RI is more practical than DI in assessing the human
thermal comfort in the outdoor environment.
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%K Thermal Comfort Indices
%K Egypt
%K Outdoor Environment
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3052750